The Air Force has a new plan for space-based weapons that it wants President Bush to O K(an article appeared in the news today as a trial balloon to test reaction). It grew out of Bush's withdrawl from the 30 year old Antiballistic Missle Treaty at the begining of his administration and the failure of 22 years of effort and $ 100 billion spent on a Star Wars Defense. The new gadgets include " Rods From Gods", heavy metal rods hurled at high speed from an orbiting platform; "Eagle", space-based lasers; and traditional missles based in space. I think the reasoning is that since we can't make a missle defense system work we will change to an offensive space system and let others worry about defense. Air Force General Lance Lord said, "Space superiority is not our birthright, but it is our destiny". (Test him for steroids)
What will the rest of the world think of an offensive space-based system? With the new preemptive war policy of the U S this new move is very provocative. The price tag for this new system runs as high $1 trillion over many years.
General Lord's project would not have stopped 9/11 or preclude another such terrorist incident. It will only make the Chinese and Russians more nervous about the evangelicals,zionists and the neocons in America.
Instead of spending $ 1 trillion, the U S should be part of the solution in the Middle East and not the problem and General Lord should drive a hybrid vehicle if he really wants to help.
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