Tom writes,
> Compared to a stealth bomber, just about anything is a bargain.
> If you want a space weapon, there are cheaper, simpler options.
> Military Starships could encourage more countries developing
> their own space based weapons under the guise of a commercial
> civilian space program.
Exactly, as China is also developing this same technology apparently.
Thus I suppose we should listen to experts regarding future weapons
Tom. For example, the gents who authored the original Link items, i.e.
Lieutenant Colonel Arrington, a National Defense Fellow at the Center
for a New American Security Washington, MIT Fellow, and previously,
executive officer to the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also
co-writer Lieutenant Colonel Justin W Chandler, currently assigned to
the United States Space-Force Headquarters Staff in Washington, D.C.
One guesses they know what they’re writing about when they say: ( as
below, and as previously quoted) And also as China are doing the same:
“Rocket cargo delivery represents the beginnings of a techno-strategy to change
the strategic discussion regarding potential conflict with China or any
powerful adversary. The ability to rapidly deploy cargo and personnel through
space to support contingency operations complicates the strategic calculus of
an adversary. The potential capability to land Starship in an austere
environment, the challenge of targeting a rocket re-entry from space, an
expendable payload, and the ability to deploy numerous other capabilities from
the cargo bay of a rocket are all factors that allow rocket cargo delivery to
revolutionize the nature of warfare.
Additionally, Starship’s mass to orbit capability also allows for the ability
to rapidly reconstitute a satellite constellation and the multi-role Starship
variants additionally provide an on-orbit refueling capability. These unique
mission sets further the ability to deter aggression and complicate and
adversary’s strategy.
The U.S. military is not alone in the recognition that the nature of warfare
has changed. The Chinese are investing in their own rocket cargo delivery
capabilities. Beijing Lingkong Tianxing ("Beijing Space Transportation") are
developing point-to-point rockets with a vertical take-off/landing capability
and flyback booster. Their stated objectives include launching from Shanghai
and arriving in Dubai in 60 minutes, covering 4,350 miles.”
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