21st century wire say 1983 us president ronald reagan launch strategic defense initiative sdi space-based anti-missile system come know star war time sdi mean give us nuclear first-strike advantage geopolitical rival soviet union use various weaponize technologies include lasers intercept soviet icbm missiles space end program prove costly complicate practical role ineffective non-space fare weapons like cruise missiles submarine base missile batteries long range bombers 2017 cold war re-heated west potentially look complete militarization out space time us nemesis russia china really drive new space race agenda consortium news exclusive backdrop russia-gate hysteria heighten fear china budget war much u.s. taxpayer money pour space warfare explain jonathan marshall jonathan marshallthere civil war fight nation soil right capital pit secretary defense senior general bipartisan band militant legislators accuse pentagon stand pat russian china work achieve military superiority unite state space.no doubt bureaucratic warriors eventually call truce meantime american people almost certainly become less secure indebted budget term result side macho posture new warfighting capabilities space differ mostly far fast go .eager congressional advocate space warfare attach amendment house defense authorization bill require pentagon create new u.s. space corps join army navy air force marines coast guard 2019. currently air force oversee space warfare projects.the amendment send senior pentagon leadership tizzy secretary defense jam mattis strongly urge congress rescind requirement state letter premature add additional organization administrative tail department time try reduce overhead similarly air force secretary heather wilson protest proposal simply add box organization chart meanwhile gen. john w. raymond commander air force space command insist service space matter well hand happy pentagon recently raise position 4-star rank up antein response rep. mike rogers alabama republican chairman strategic force subcommittee announce piss outrage air force fight new space command say obstructionism would set back efforts respond adversaries space threats allow russia china surpass us soon air force leadership would us trust think rogers sneer speak russians need years rearrange deck chair think air force get us situation russians chinese near-peers us space vow allow status quo continue behind fiery argumentation lie bipartisan consensus unite state must sharply increase spend militarization space maintain global supremacy gen. raymond applaud congress recognize national imperative mission normalize elevate integrate space war-fighting domain secretary wilson publish op-ed column last month new initiatives develop space airmen tool train resources fight war extend space fully expect congress follow request 20 percent increase air force space fund total military spend space include non-air force program like national reconnaissance office come 22 billion last year drive activity aside base motives bureaucratic advantage financial gain intelligence assessments china russia aggressive program demonstrate produce eventual operational capability attack space assets across spectrum word david hardy act deputy undersecretary air force space war space think say exactly peace either say navy vice adm. charles a. richard deputy commander u.s. strategic command march gen. john hyten head pentagon strategic command recently declare unite state need good defense offensive capability challenge space threats russia china.the high stake spacethe stake potentially huge unite state use space manner command control intelligence missions mention civilian applications orbit satellite provide near-real-time image conflict zone sense missile launch nuclear test provide precise position coordinate guide weapons systems route secure communications remote regions globe continue story consortium newsread space news 21st century wire space filessupport 21wire subscribe become member 21wire.tv star war 2.0 washington battle fund space warfare