US needs a space force because Russia is ahead on it, Trump says

[Just AnotherPerson]

US needs a space force because Russia is ahead on it, Trump says

https://www.rt.com/usa/441195-trump-...-russia-ahead/

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Keen as ever on the idea of having a fighting force in space, US President Donald Trump says it’s a necessity for Washington because its perceived top adversaries – Russia and China – are beating it to the punch.
Trump was speaking at one of his Make America Great Again rallies, this time in Richmond, Kentucky. He boasted about his record $700bn+ military budget that would “fully rebuild the American military,” and decided to top it off with a promotional line for the Space Force, whose creation is already underway.
“It’s very popular,” he said. “One of the biggest applause I get wherever I go is when I talk about the Space Force.”
He then proceeded to explain why it’s so necessary: because those nations the US defense establishment calls its ‘main adversaries’ have a head start.

Setting aside the question of how Trump plans to use the best tanks and ships in the world in space – along with the rest of the American exceptionalism chant – he is not factually wrong – just a bit off the mark, or possibly he was intentionally misleading the cheering crowd.

[donttread]

US needs a space force because Russia is ahead on it, Trump says

https://www.rt.com/usa/441195-trump-...-russia-ahead/

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Keen as ever on the idea of having a fighting force in space, US President Donald Trump says it’s a necessity for Washington because its perceived top adversaries – Russia and China – are beating it to the punch.
Trump was speaking at one of his Make America Great Again rallies, this time in Richmond, Kentucky. He boasted about his record $700bn+ military budget that would “fully rebuild the American military,” and decided to top it off with a promotional line for the Space Force, whose creation is already underway.
“It’s very popular,” he said. “One of the biggest applause I get wherever I go is when I talk about the Space Force.”
He then proceeded to explain why it’s so necessary: because those nations the US defense establishment calls its ‘main adversaries’ have a head start.

Setting aside the question of how Trump plans to use the best tanks and ships in the world in space – along with the rest of the American exceptionalism chant – he is not factually wrong – just a bit off the mark, or possibly he was intentionally misleading the cheering crowd.

Money is no object! Hell to the government it's not even a concept. Just spend 20% more than you take in, fund every catchy idea and borrow, borrow, borrow. It's the new American way!

[Peter1469]

Standing up a completely new branch of service is not easy or cheap. The Air Force could add it to its mission much cheaper (but it would still need more money from Congress). The Navy would probably want to get in on it as well.

[MMC]

The Fleet does the flying and the mobile infantry does the dying.....check.

[Captain Obvious]

Because O'bama nuked NASA and reassigned them to... something stupid I can't remember?

That we're riding shotgun on decades old Russian technology that blows up after launch?

That space is the new frontier both economically, technologically and scientifically?

Nah... Trump's a moron, why would anyone want to consider this?