[ExI] Should the US Have a Military Presence in Space?

[John Grigg]

Does the United States need a Space Force branch of the military?  And can
we afford to have one?

"President Donald Trump's call this week that to create a sixth branch of
the U.S. military — which he called the "Space Force"
<https://www.space.com/40921-trump-space-traffic-policy-american-leadership.html>
— has reopened a wider debate about whether such a move is necessary to
better manage military space activities. While the idea of a separate,
space-focused military branch is not new, Trump's surprise announcement
caused a buzz on social media and news outlets.President Donald Trump's
call this week that to create a sixth branch of the U.S. military — which
he called the "Space Force"
<https://www.space.com/40921-trump-space-traffic-policy-american-leadership.html>
— has reopened a wider debate about whether such a move is necessary to
better manage military space activities. While the idea of a separate,
space-focused military branch is not new, Trump's surprise announcement
caused a buzz on social media and news outlets."


https://www.livescience.com/62868-trump-space-force-debate.html
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