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The Army will finally stand up a laser-equipped Stryker platoon next month
YouTube: We tested the US Military’s secret space weapon
The US doesn’t believe that these weapons are weapons of mass destruction—which would violate the Outer Space Treaty!?!
NASA Accuses China of Running Military Space Program to Control the Moon
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US Space Force to build first military base on the MOON – with robot troops
U.S. AIR FORCE PLANS FOR FUTURE WAR IN SPACE
President Reagan calls for launching ‘Star Wars’ initiative, March 23, 1983
Project Horizon: Army Base on the Moon
Psychological projection or Jealousy?
New cold war provides continued backdrop for misallocation of public resources into weaponry right out of science fiction films
Biden Administration Budgets Record $27.6 Billion for Militarization of Outer-Space
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Protesters object to militarization of space at symposium in Colorado Springs
SpaceX Starlink satellites twice came too close, China tells UN chief
H/T: China Space Station conducted evasive manoeuvres to avoid collisions with Elon Musk’s Starlink statelites (archived)
What they leave out:
The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire Exercise
SpaceX Starlink Impresses Air Force Weapons Buyer In Big Live-Fire Exercise
SpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’
The fact that the US military establishment may have been taken by surprise is a surprise in itself, as China’s HGV developments were known: China showcased the DF-17 missile for the first time during the 2019 October National Parade, carrying the DF-ZF HGV. CASC’s 11th Academy (CAAA) is also well known for its hypersonic & spaceplane technology research. If China has indeed successfully tested FOBS and/or hypersonic glide technology, it represents a technological step forward for China, but not necessarily anything new. As noted, the Soviets conceptualized FOBS as early as the 1960s, and hypersonic gliders have been developed for some time. As well, the capabilities made possible by FOBS and hypersonic gliders—namely evading missile defense systems—are not a major shift in the balance of power, as current US missile defense systems are not optimized for Chinese ICBMs, nor capable of stopping all Chinese ICBMs in the event that China fired many at one time.
Related:
YouTube: China Fires Most Powerful Domestic SRB to date, Discussing Last Week’s FOBS Test (06:34 China FOBS test)
Previously:
US Response to China’s Hypersonic Missile Test Fails for Third Time
China Tests Hypersonic Glide Vehicle, Pentagon Shocked, Talks of China’s ‘Astounding Progress’
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