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June 18, 2018Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D

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Trump’s ‘Space Force’ Motivated By Russian, Chinese Threats To Critical U.S. Orbital Systems (From Forbes)

June 18, 2018Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D

President Trump announced today that he has directed the military to establish a sixth branch for conducting operations in space.  The plan is a surprise, but it is arguably timely because Russian and Chinese threats to critical U.S. orbital assets are growing fast.  If the Pentagon does not step up its game in space, America might lose its edge in space with serious consequences for our warfighters, our economy, and much of Western civilization.  I have written a commentary for Forbes here.

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