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It makes sense: The Chinese could easily cause nationwide trouble by shooting down US satellites used for GPS and internet. Unfortunately, the military is run
by MichaelBurge 9y ago
It makes sense: The Chinese could easily cause nationwide trouble by shooting down US satellites used for GPS and internet.
Unfortunately, the military is run so inefficiently I tend to say "no" to any idea that gives them more money.
Wikipedia says there's 1.3 million active personnel. They could probably cut that to 100k and move the rest into reserve, and free up a lot of money for the space wars.
- knz 9y agoIs the solution to threats against satellite technology to militarize space or to build more robust systems that utilize ground, airborne, and space infrastructure? Do we need the ability to destroy earth from space when we already have MAD (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction), the nuclear triad (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_triad https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_triad), and are currently engaged in proxy/brushfire wars like Afghanistan that have been leaching resources for over 16 years now?
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- EpicEng 9y agoWe have > 300k members deployed outside the US alone, so I don't think we could trim down to < 10% of what we have today. You're talking about more than a trimming; this would represent a major shift in US foreign policy (ignoring the fact that such a proposal wouldn't get a single vote and whoever proposed it would likely lose their next election.)
- remarkEon 9y ago>It makes sense: The Chinese could easily cause nationwide trouble by shooting down US satellites used for GPS and internet. This is basically the premise to the book Ghost Fleet, and the inefficiency of the DoD is a significant plot point. https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Fleet-Novel-Next-World/dp/0544142845 https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Fleet-Novel-Next-World/dp/05441...