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Trump space force: US to set up sixth military branch
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RE: Trump space force: US to set up sixth military branch
June 19, 2018 at 9:49 am
We need a contest to name our first Death Star.
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RE: Trump space force: US to set up sixth military branch
June 19, 2018 at 9:50 am (This post was last modified: June 19, 2018 at 9:57 am by Anomalocaris.)
Our dark lord will have the attitude and intelligence of jar jar binks, and the maturity of kilo ren.

While general militarizing space is probably inevitable, the US, with much larger investment in non-space assets, probably has more to lose from our competitors going all out to militarize space, then our competitors have from our going allout.    So we are moronic to try to trigger a General militarizing of space.
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RE: Trump space force: US to set up sixth military branch
June 19, 2018 at 10:44 am
Just another photo op to distract from 'fake news' and the lack of progress on substantial issues.
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RE: Trump space force: US to set up sixth military branch
June 19, 2018 at 11:33 am (This post was last modified: June 19, 2018 at 11:34 am by Gawdzilla Sama.)
(June 19, 2018 at 8:10 am)robvalue Wrote: Or where you change into superman.

Or Deadpool.  Dodgy
(June 19, 2018 at 9:49 am)Crossless2.0 Wrote: We need a contest to name our first Death Star.

"Orange Ball of Stupid".
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June 19, 2018 at 11:38 am


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RE: Trump space force: US to set up sixth military branch
June 19, 2018 at 1:37 pm
We can then get Trump to wear a red shirt!

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RE: Trump space force: US to set up sixth military branch
June 19, 2018 at 1:39 pm
(June 19, 2018 at 9:49 am)Crossless2.0 Wrote: We need a contest to name our first Death Star.

Trump Spaceways.

It will implode the first time they try to fire the super weapon.

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RE: Trump space force: US to set up sixth military branch
June 19, 2018 at 1:51 pm
(June 19, 2018 at 9:49 am)Crossless2.0 Wrote: We need a contest to name our first Death Star.

I vote we name it "Kevin"
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June 19, 2018 at 3:31 pm
(June 19, 2018 at 9:50 am)Anomalocaris Wrote: Our dark lord will have the attitude and intelligence of jar jar binks, and the maturity of kilo ren.

While general militarizing space is probably inevitable, the US, with much larger investment in non-space assets, probably has more to lose from our competitors going all out to militarize space, then our competitors have from our going allout.    So we are moronic to try to trigger a General militarizing of space.

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RE: Trump space force: US to set up sixth military branch
June 19, 2018 at 6:32 pm (This post was last modified: June 19, 2018 at 6:34 pm by Rev. Rye.)
Good news: We're finally going to build our space program back up.
Bad News: It's just going to be another show of dick-waving, and will almost certainly be even more pointlessly expensive than the Wall Trump wants to build.

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What exactly would even be the point of establishing American dominance over space? You know the reason the Soviets didn't end up going to the moon? They didn't see the fucking point! And now, Trump wants to rebuild America's space program, and turn it from something really awesome (if hobbled by conservatives who consider it pork barrel spending) and making it basically Starship Troopers except even more stupid because there aren't any bugs to fight against. It's like the colonial scrambles of the 18th-20th centuries, except there isn't really anything to colonize (well, at least we're not likely to commit genocide against the native Martians). Maybe if they're terraforming Mars or the Moon, but I get the feeling they're going to be far too interested in making space lasers or summat to actually make it practical to have a long-term space presence.
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