“Vandenberg is a better pick.”
Surely (I know; “don’t call me Shirley”) you jest!
California? Absolutely, positively, no WAY! They despise us and we need to take sh!t FROM them; not give them stuff.
You don’t know what you are talking about. The Air Force ALREADY does space launches from there and because of its geography its the one launch location in the US that allows shots to polar orbit, which is a national security thing (polar orbiting satellites cover the whole earth). Please do get off the political rewards and punishments thing and get on to making this work.
I agree, No way California.
My suggestion is Cheyenne Mountain where NORAD is located. Seems that's the safest most logical place.