Gen. John Raymond, the chief of space operations for the US Space Force, accused Russia and China of weaponizing space during a virtual event on Thursday.
The general insisted that the US has no desire to weaponize space but said “unfortunately” China and Russia plan to, so the US must create a military deterrence. “Our goals are to deter conflict from beginning or extending into space,” Raymond said.
Raymond also stressed the importance of working with allies in space. “I’m going to really work hard on cultivating partnerships,” he said, citing cooperation with Canada, Australia, Japan, the UK, France, New Zealand, and Germany.
“We’re really turning these partnerships into partnerships where we operate together; we train together; we exercise together; we war-game together; we develop capabilities together, and it’s proven to pay significant advantages and there’s future growth opportunities ahead,” he said.
According to the general, the US and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding this week for a program that will allow US payloads to be put on Japanese satellites.
Now that the US has a military branch dedicated to space, the US needs to hype the threat of adversary activity in space, something Raymond has been busy doing. In November, the general said the US is facing growing threats in space, again citing China and Russia.
“I think there’s a realization amongst nations that access to space is no longer a given. We’ve got to make sure that we stay ahead of this growing threat,” he said.
The general insisted that the US has no desire to weaponize space but said “unfortunately” China and Russia plan to, so the US must create a military deterrence. “
And of course the general doesn’t have to elaborate on China and Russia’s intentions but since generals are such trustworthy ass kissers, who can question anything this fucking moron says?
Who created the space force? Who signed a memorandum of agreement with japan to haul US payloads into space (payloads that are either illegal to launch from the US or would raise serious questions to say the least)? Not Russia or China… Once again, the US accusing others of doing what they themselves are doing.
Translation: “General Super Duper Buck Rogers wants “More money, more money, more hookers … er … I mean Money!”
And he did not blush when he made that statement?
China and Russia weaponize space— so should we!
Russia and China do cyber crimes — so should we!
China controls their people — so should we!
Russia poisons people — so should we?
China spread virus — so should we?
Planet earth is not big enough to share.
Heck, even space is not big enough to share!