What on earth could there be use for a system that only works sporadically, and only under conditions of your of own choosing? Offense, of course, because you choose when to attack -- and, unlike defense, it's okay if only one out of your four offensive moves succeed.
You see, we are developing the capacity to threaten strikes from space. That way, less worries about armies, occupations, foreign bases, military recruiting, etc. All those headaches that may potentially limit the scope their imperial ambitions.
I think this is a great example of the success of the propaganda system. Journalists keep repeating a "defense shield" is being developed, tested and somehow not performing well when a four year old child can figure out that this is clearly an offensive system.
The progressive critique has usually concentrated on the corporate boondoggle nature of such projects but I think that's also missing the mark. Not to say the money being made isn't a factor in these decisions, but the real issue is something much more serious and much more dangerous for the very existence of the planet.
Under the Same Sun postYou see, we are developing the capacity to threaten strikes from space. That way, less worries about armies, occupations, foreign bases, military recruiting, etc. All those headaches that may potentially limit the scope their imperial ambitions.
I think this is a great example of the success of the propaganda system. Journalists keep repeating a "defense shield" is being developed, tested and somehow not performing well when a four year old child can figure out that this is clearly an offensive system.
The progressive critique has usually concentrated on the corporate boondoggle nature of such projects but I think that's also missing the mark. Not to say the money being made isn't a factor in these decisions, but the real issue is something much more serious and much more dangerous for the very existence of the planet.
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