The Pentagon is spending billions of dollars on new forms of space warfare to counter the growing risk of missile attack from rogue states and the "satellite killer" capabilities of China.
A series of Pentagon initiatives aimed at space militarization and the creation of new types of armament - capable of precisely striking small targets in every corner of the world and neutralizing most of today's anti-aircraft defenses - will likely result in a new power battlefield in the near future.
The author looks at the technical and political feasibility of one of the more controversial of the Air Force's proposed space weapons -- the "rods from god".
The author argues that the Air Force dream of an ideal space weapon that would allow the U.S. to strike from afar ignores the lessons of America's recent history.
The Pentagon is working to develop a suborbital space capsule within the next five years that would be launched from the United States and could deliver conventional weapons anywhere in the world within two hours, defense officials said.
The Air Force Space Command has issued a strategic master plan that details U.S. plan to develop exotic new weapons, nuclear warheads and spacecraft to allow the US to hit any target on earth within seconds. It also unashamedly states that the US will not allow any other power to get a foothold in space.
An experimental NASA spacecraft could well be the harbinger for a small armada of billion-dollar space bombers — “space operations vehicles” that could be launched from a U.S. base and fire weapons at almost any target on Earth, all within 90 minutes of a presidential order.
The United States is exploring the development of a 'space-bomber' which could destroy targets on the other side of the world within 30 minutes.
The US Pentagon is reportedly exploring the possibility of developing a "space bomber", which could streak to the other side of the world in 90 minutes and drop bombs from 60 miles (97 km) away.
The Pentagon is exploring development of a futuristic "space bomber" that could destroy targets on the other side of the world in 30 minutes but could also intensify the growing international debate over the militarization of space.