Trump calls for ‘Space Force’, nations talk space peaceBy The Manila TimesGENEVA: On the surface, this looks like a terrible moment for the world’s major military powers to negotiate a deal on preventing an arms race in space. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has drafted plans for a new “Space Force” on orders from President Donald Trump who has declared space a “war-fighting domain”. Diplomatic efforts to forge a space treaty have been deadlocked for more than a decade. West stressed that despite Trump’s “inflammatory” rhetoric, parts of his space force proposal are actually not that confrontational. The US is also just following moves made in China and Russia, which already have military departments dedicated to space, experts noted.

Source: Manila Times March 17, 2019 05:37 UTC