Do We Really Need Space Weapons?

tcd004 writes "The U.S. military is developing technology to disable, jam, and even destroy enemy satellites. But are space weapons necessary? No, says Michael Krepon, director of the Stimson Center's Space Security Project. He argues that developing space weapons is a surefire way to launch a new space weapon race.

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People Forget The Point Of All This

[Master of Transhuman]

It's like the nuclear weapons peace movement.

It has NOTHING to do with military necessity and EVERYTHING to do with paying contractors billions of dollars of taxpayer money in exchange for campaign contributions to politicians and cushy "retirement" jobs for military people.

It's completely irrelevant to the discussion whether ANY of this crap will actually work or have an actual purpose.

It's amazing how few people comprehend this simple fact. The distraction effort is nearly perfect because so few people really can bring themselves to believe that every single member of the state is a crooked asshole only out for himself.

It's a perfect demonstration of primate hierarchical social structure. The beta monkeys follow the alpha around no matter what disasters he leads them to.

Of course space weapons are necessary

[$kr1p7_k177y]

They are essential to the continued well being of the American military/industrial complex.

More war is good business.