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Trump was right about the US Space Force: China is set to dominate outer space, with devastating consequences for Americans
American Thinker ^ | 04/22/2023 | Matthew G. Andersson

Posted on 04/22/2023 6:12:02 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

On April 21, the Financial Times ran a story that should be front and center in U.S. national security policy circles ("China building cyber weapons to hijack enemy satellites").  It asserts that a "Classified CIA document assesses Beijing's ambitions to take control of communications critical to fighting wars."  Instead, this issue is being drowned out publicly by domestic partisan distractions, and the presence in our nation's capitol of a political party that appears indifferent to American vital interests, and may even be hostile to them.

The F.T. report highlights one of the biggest military risks faced by the U.S. and its Western allies.  The next frontier of war-making is in space, and China is already there.  The  Chinese are indeed ahead both in some applied technology and, especially, in national policy planning.  Former president Trump appeared to understand this, and it was central to advancing the new U.S. Space Force through the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act.  Unfortunately, this has, like NASA, been subject to the progressive left's unrelated ideologies and is being diverted or distracted from its core strategic imperative.

Part of the problem for the U.S. is that, while it has undoubted strength in cyber–command and control, and clearly so in space flight operations and technology, it is not currently unified at a national level in space law and policy.  There is not one fully active and robust air, space, and security institution that is leading such efforts.  Certain leaders within the USAF are clearly aware of the critical mission of the Space Force, but they are hampered by a civilian leadership with other priorities, or by its incapacity.

While the U.S. is distracted by internal politics and division, we are neglecting a clearly growing presence and determination by China to control space rights and rules,


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TOPICS: China; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: china; donate; donatedonaldtrump; donatetrump; jimknowsdonors; space; spaceforce; trump
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China could even make space property claims, all while creating an existential dominance over the fate of many basic public systems including communications, energy, and transportation.
1 posted on 04/22/2023 6:12:02 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Is there anything Trump wasn’t right about?


2 posted on 04/22/2023 6:16:54 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: hardspunned

Thanks Billy...with a special thank you to Loral too


3 posted on 04/22/2023 6:19:09 PM PDT by South Dakota (Patriotism is the new terrorism )
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To: SeekAndFind

I fail to realize why they need/want a space force when they could send over a balloon and the commies in charge over there could just keep the billions of $$$.


4 posted on 04/22/2023 6:22:55 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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To: SeekAndFind

I would hope our defenses and knowledge and technology regarding this is classified.


5 posted on 04/22/2023 6:27:25 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: hardspunned

RE: Is there anything Trump wasn’t right about?

His appointments when he was President leave a lot to be desired.


6 posted on 04/22/2023 6:27:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: hardspunned
Is there anything Trump wasn’t right about?

He was sure that a core group of loyal Americans remained in the Federal Government.

7 posted on 04/22/2023 6:27:52 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: hardspunned

Biden and the Dems have been bought off to let it happen.


8 posted on 04/22/2023 6:32:46 PM PDT by chopperk ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

You are absolutely right. He was played a sap by the Uniparty. His core beliefs were always true though. To be honest, they played me for the sap for 40 years as well (check my tagline). My learning curve on their treachery now is zero seconds, same as Trump’s.


9 posted on 04/22/2023 6:37:36 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

That mistake cost him his presidency. He was a babe in the woods when dealing with the Uniparty (R) vermin. On that count, I plead guilty as well. Did you ever vote Bush? We have all been had. Trump’s core beliefs were always correct. Has he had his Come to Jesus moment about Uniparty (R) treachery? From his remarks and promises, I believe I can say, hell yes he has. It seems you have.


10 posted on 04/22/2023 6:46:43 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: hardspunned

Is there anything Trump wasn’t right about?
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Shhh! Don’t answer that, it embarrasses the RINOs and RD cultists on this forum!


11 posted on 04/22/2023 6:55:23 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Current POPE and POTUS: corrupt, ignorant, paranoid, angry, deeply hateful, and deeply despised.)
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To: ifinnegan

I would hope our defenses and knowledge and technology regarding this is classified.
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Nothing is classified as long as the Delaware Dunce and the Deep State are running the country!


12 posted on 04/22/2023 6:57:14 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Current POPE and POTUS: corrupt, ignorant, paranoid, angry, deeply hateful, and deeply despised.)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

He was sure that a core group of loyal Americans remained in the Federal Government.
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Actually he could be right about that too, but they’re keeping their heads down to avoid persecution.


13 posted on 04/22/2023 7:00:56 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Current POPE and POTUS: corrupt, ignorant, paranoid, angry, deeply hateful, and deeply despised.)
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To: hardspunned

I’m beginning to think the spaceX explosion was sabotaged. There’s powerful forces that despise musk now that he has swung the opposite way.


14 posted on 04/22/2023 7:12:44 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: hardspunned

You are absolutely right. He was played a sap by the Uniparty. His core beliefs were always true though. To be honest, they played me for the sap for 40 years as well (check my tagline). My learning curve on their treachery now is zero seconds, same as Trump’s.
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Good of you to admit that you too have been duped because I believe many people here who always jump at the chance to bad-mouth Trump would never admit that they also have been suckered by the lies and deceitfulness of the Uniparty and the Deep State.


15 posted on 04/22/2023 7:23:06 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Current POPE and POTUS: corrupt, ignorant, paranoid, angry, deeply hateful, and deeply despised.)
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To: South Dakota

“Thanks Billy...with a special thank you to Loral too” Indeed!
I wonder how many people will have a clue what you are referring to. Prior to that Tech Transfer, the CCP failed Miserably for decades to successfully launch anything at all beyond bottle rockets.


16 posted on 04/22/2023 7:32:06 PM PDT by ocrp1982
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To: SeekAndFind
Of concern are recent testing of Chinese satellites that shadowed and chased other satellites, some circling around them in a spiral fashion. For now, Chinese satellites only got very close to other Chinese satellites. Some of these Chinese satellites have grappling claws. Of course, the Chinese government says they are for clearing space debris, to grapple junk and direct it to de-orbit.

A simple command change can cause much disruption to our satellites and our ability to win a war.

17 posted on 04/22/2023 7:35:26 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: roadcat

https://phys.org/news/2022-02-chinese-space-grappled-dead-satellite.html


18 posted on 04/22/2023 7:38:40 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: ifinnegan

Visualize the future....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt_Kn4DggPg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asgLef3oVAw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZX1YCmzHEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ftN0zqHtn0


19 posted on 04/22/2023 7:41:24 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: SeekAndFind
His appointments when he was President leave a lot to be desired.

Oh, you mean the professional politician Republican backstabber's from his own party?

20 posted on 04/22/2023 8:13:31 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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