Speaking in Washington on Friday, Gen. John Hyten, the vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accused North Korea of “building new missiles, new capabilities, new weapons as fast as anybody on the planet.“
This would be shocking if true, as the North Korean government has very limited capacity for such development, and has done next to no tests since diplomacy began in earnest. Hyten didn’t offer any evidence for his allegation, either.
Gen. Hyten’s comments were built around his own agenda, for the US to spend more on space weapons and to just start deploying them into orbit without so much testing, arguing North Korea has proven “speed itself is efficiency.”
Hyten has long been an advocate of a much more aggressive US Space Force, and has expressed frustration with the current method of development, despite the lack of any apparent wars in space that would require all these hastily assembled assets.
There will be nuclear arms in space because it will be much more difficult to intercept and destroy their delivery vehicles once they are launched.
Probably. The Space Force is a go, and their motto appears to be prevent weaponization of space by weaponizing space first and best. Under a comforting euphemism, of course; gaining a position of strength.
“…“It is President Trump’s belief that the United States must
remain as dominant in space as we are on land and sea and the air. Andyour charge is to see to that mission with the United States SpaceForce,” Pence said during the ceremony.
Raymond responded by saying, “Mr. Vice President, we have our
marching orders and we are moving out. We do not want a conflict to
begin or extend into space, we want to deter that conflict from
happening. The best way I know how to do that is to do so from a
position of strength.”…”
https://themindunleashed.com/2020/01/space-force-swore-first-chief-space-operations.htm
… Well okay but does just ‘anybody’ build missiles and does just ‘anybody’ build missiles that are any good?
Oh my god!!!! Then we need to immediately fund missile development and invade North Korea! Thank you, Gen Hyten, selfless patriot, for bringing us the Truth! (smdh)