Trumpâs âSpace Forceâ sounds a lot like the Space Corps his administration didnât want âI was not really serious, and then I said what a great idea.â Today during a speech to military members in San Diego, President Trump proposed the idea of creating an entirely new branch of the US military specifically geared toward war efforts in space. He dubbed this theoretical new branch the âSpace Force,â noting that such a new agency could become reality soon. The problem is Trumpâs administration actively opposed the idea of a Space Force last year. In June, the House Armed Services Committee drafted legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act that would create a âSpace Corpsâ within the US Air Force. https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/13/17117224/trump-space-force-air-force-corps-us-military
The arms race is moving into space. The U.S. Space Command, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has publicly stated that it intends "to control space in order to protect U.S. interests and investments." It is crucial that the movement to stop this new round in the arms race moves quickly ahead. During the Persian Gulf War the U.S. became convinced that whoever controls space will be able to project force "in space, from space and into space". The Pentagon believes that future military success will depend on space capabilities. Using current satellite technologies the U.S. is able to intercept communications from anywhere on Earth and is able to identify and target any "enemy" that it wishes. Through this "control" the U.S. intends to "dominate" the Earth and beyond. These same satellite capabilities also allow the U.S. to spy on private citizens and companies. In England, women activists at the Menwith Hill U.S. spy base have helped to reveal the dangers to our civil liberties by these facilities. They have uncovered official U.S. documentation proving that the spy base is eavesdropping on English citizenâs private communications. http://www.space4peace.org/mission.htm
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