Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Pentagon Prepares For War In Space

A key aim of the U.S. Space Force, created in 2019, is to plan, equip and defend U.S. interests in space.Photo: etienne laurent/Shutterstock  

Wall Street Journal: Pentagon Prepares for Space Warfare as Potential Threats From China, Russia Grow  

White House’s spending request includes plans for simulators, equipment to train Space Force members for battle 

The Pentagon is gearing up for a future conflict in space as China and Russia deploy missiles and lasers that can take out satellites and disrupt military and civilian communications. 

The U.S. military long ago dropped the notion of crewed, orbiting space weapons in favor of satellites because the logistics of supporting people outside of Earth’s atmosphere were formidable. 

The physics of space also make it impossible to sneak up on an enemy or quickly change orbit or direction. And earthbound tactics don’t work in space, where the U.S., China and Russia are all turning to satellites and sensors to wage and win any conflict. 

 “You can’t dig trenches in space,” said Marty Whelan, senior vice president of the Defense Systems Group at The Aerospace Corp., a federally funded research group. 

“If deterrence fails, you can’t wait until something bad happens to get ready. You have to have the full infrastructure together,” said Mr. Whelan, a former Air Force major general, who led a strategic review of space systems for the Pentagon and the intelligence community. 

The White House this month proposed a $30 billion annual budget for the U.S. Space Force, almost $4 billion more than last year and a bigger jump than for other services including the Air Force and the Navy. 

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WNU editor: When it comes to space, the Pentagon is focused on China .... China Deploys Weapons Capable Of ‘Wiping’ US Space Capabilities; PLA’s Phenomenal Rise Alarms Pentagon (EurAsian Times).

14 comments:

Dave Goldstein said...

about damn time

Anonymous said...

As Diane Feinstein's trembling hand reaches into her safety deposit box to retrieve a wad of cash to put in he go bag, she wonder where the PLA got such resources.

Anonymous said...

^^
Your hand trembles because it is in your pants, playing with your dickie

Anonymous said...

1:34

You are a weirdo

Anonymous said...

and you, a cracker who can only badmouth people if they do not believe the crap you believe. Childish, we call that

Anonymous said...

I hope they watched The Expanse.

Anonymous said...

That’s why it’s good to learn to navigate using a sextant, compass,and the stars and sun…. People have forgotten but will soon need.

Anonymous said...

Feinstein, Husband Hold Strong China Connections - LA Times

Feinstein defended China against human rights violations as husband got rich off Chinese companies - Fox


Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Husband Partly Owned a Chinese Company That Sold Spyware to U.S. Military

Husband invested in China as Feinstein pushed trade - SFGATE

Feinstein got rich off of corruption and when the bill comes due and she needs to get out of Dodge, she will be stuffing Chinese cash into her go bag as she makes her escape.

Feinstein had a Chinese spy on her staff for 2 decades. Accident?

Anonymous said...

1:34

Why did you gag? I thought you were doing those throat exercises I told you about?

Anonymous said...

Alexander Beyer hard at work

Anonymous said...

anyone either party broke the law, prosecute. But bs innuendo is only that trill indictment and trial. calling a commenting person names is sure sign of childish behavior

Anonymous said...

no innuendo. she spread 'em she spread'em wide

Young Communist said...

Ready to flee in space?
Because if US-UE and their fascists escalate the war and, other than the Bear, provoke the Dragon outside his lair, they have to face a communist army of 150 millions of chinese soldiers, plus 10 millions of others far east, plus at least 20 millions of antifa volounteers around the rest of the world.
And if you think nuclear attack can stop us, you think wrong. Betrayal and brutality can only make us more angered and determined to wipe out every sign of capitalism, to reborn a new peace from ashes.
In a world almost four times more populated, against another capitalist World War, communists react with a force eight and more greater in size than the past, equal in tecnology and triple in resources.
And this time we will not stop to Berlin. This time we arrive to Washington.
Prepare for the trouble, make it double!

Anonymous said...

Young communist,

In the US ANTIFA is an arm of the Democrat Party. You so hip on ANTIFA, when are you going to come out or trans?

I think your comment explains a lot about your particular situation. Please tell us how much like Audrey Hale you are. We could create a checklist and the R-squared would be .7 or higher.