Biden administration vows to cease anti-satellite tests
The Biden administration yesterday announced that it is prohibiting the military from conducting any further anti-satellite tests that would result in the destruction of an orbiting target satellite.
The ban is focused entirely on preventing further space junk produced by such tests.
It … is extremely limited in scope to testing of direct ascent destructive ASAT missiles — a formulation that leaves open the possibility of using such ASATs in conflict, not to mention testing and use of a host of other types of both destructive (think directed energy) weapons and those such as jammers that create temporary disruptions to functionality.
The goal appears to be to encourage other nations, such as China and Russia, to agree to their own bans. Considering the present state of world tensions, I think that is a pie-in-the-sky expectation. Both Russia and China have made it clear they are pursuing this space military capability aggressively. Neither has indicated the slightest interest in backing off.
The result? The U.S. under our bankrupt establishment leadership has once again unilaterally weakened its capabilities to protect itself, even as other hostile powers work to become stronger. And I say “once again” because this has been the pattern from Washington and Europe now for five decades. Except for outsider Trump, all western leaders have repeatedly acted as if they lived in a fantasy world of unicorns and rainbows. Consider for example Europe’s decision in the past decade to rely on Russia energy. They now find themselves at Russia’s aggressive mercy.
This decision is another example of this pie-in-the-sky approach. Since every previous American anti-satellite test had aimed at satellites already about to burn up in the atmosphere, those tests produced no space junk. Thus, banning the military’s ability to conduct such tests has done nothing to reduce future junk. All it has done is tied the U.S.’s hands, under a fantasy that acting nice will somehow get the Russians and Chinese to do the same.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
The Biden administration yesterday announced that it is prohibiting the military from conducting any further anti-satellite tests that would result in the destruction of an orbiting target satellite.
The ban is focused entirely on preventing further space junk produced by such tests.
It … is extremely limited in scope to testing of direct ascent destructive ASAT missiles — a formulation that leaves open the possibility of using such ASATs in conflict, not to mention testing and use of a host of other types of both destructive (think directed energy) weapons and those such as jammers that create temporary disruptions to functionality.
The goal appears to be to encourage other nations, such as China and Russia, to agree to their own bans. Considering the present state of world tensions, I think that is a pie-in-the-sky expectation. Both Russia and China have made it clear they are pursuing this space military capability aggressively. Neither has indicated the slightest interest in backing off.
The result? The U.S. under our bankrupt establishment leadership has once again unilaterally weakened its capabilities to protect itself, even as other hostile powers work to become stronger. And I say “once again” because this has been the pattern from Washington and Europe now for five decades. Except for outsider Trump, all western leaders have repeatedly acted as if they lived in a fantasy world of unicorns and rainbows. Consider for example Europe’s decision in the past decade to rely on Russia energy. They now find themselves at Russia’s aggressive mercy.
This decision is another example of this pie-in-the-sky approach. Since every previous American anti-satellite test had aimed at satellites already about to burn up in the atmosphere, those tests produced no space junk. Thus, banning the military’s ability to conduct such tests has done nothing to reduce future junk. All it has done is tied the U.S.’s hands, under a fantasy that acting nice will somehow get the Russians and Chinese to do the same.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Forgiato Blow
“Lets Go Brandon” (Oct. 2021)
https://youtu.be/C9DClYso2FA
1:55
(Trigger warning- adult content)
Hunt For Red October (1990)
“This business will get out of control…”
https://youtu.be/YZuMe5RvxPQ
0:32
Just one more example, one more piece of evidence that will come to haunt Joe Biden, beard for the Leftist Democrat party machine that seeks to destroy America as founded.
Joe is just once again, just like the Bagram airport surrender, is bowing to the interests of the Communist Chinese and pandering to president Xi.
Plain and simple.
Is there anything that Joe Biden while president has done that has been in the interests of America? I know of none.
If anyone knows different, please feel free to educate me.
Politics, the dirtiest, filthiest most corrupt game that human beings play.
S.O.M., CONCLUSION: The public lives and operates under a subjective moral code or within a “Pedestrian Realm” perspective which they assume their leadership which exists within the “Political Realm” is constrained by. This is a subjective false perspective conclusion on the part of the public. Leadership at its existential core is not about morality, truth and honesty. Leadership is about the fundamental exercise of power and “its” survival.
The bunny made him do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YShDPt3uSD0
06:50
Harvey
President Biden and his new Chief of Staff.
https://m5.paperblog.com/i/1/16474/jimmy-stewarts-harvey-L-Lf00D1.png
This is how the Left operates. Concepts like “deterrence” and “Peace through strength” consistently elude them.
As for me, si desiderat pacem, praeperat bellum.
sippin_bourbon:
Most excellent!
yup…another area the chinese and russians need time to catch up……arrest, trt and execute the entire biden crime family and all their enablers.
What makes Biden bowing to the interests of the godless Chicom commies even worse is that the godless Chicom commies are homophobes.
Headline: ‘Outnumbered’ Slams Hollywood’s LGBTQ Hypocrisy in Kowtowing to Communist China With Anti-Homosexual Editing
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/04/14/outnumbered-slams-hollywoods-lgbtq-hypocrisy-in-kowtowing-to-china-with-anti-gay-editing-1225668/
He (It) who gets the high ground wins.
First: Kill command structure.
Second: Kill communication structure.
Third: Kill the machine gunner.
Forth: …. Clean up.
Fifth: go home and embrace your family.
Sixth: …
If you don’t know by now .. … … … don’t mess with it.
alex–
Minuteman III Replacement Program
https://youtu.be/IpsauyZorbk?t=121
“He who proclaims himself ready to buy up his enemies will never want for a supply of them.” Aesop