Top U.S. Military Official Says We Need to Prepare for Space Battles – Futurism

In Brief A top U.S. official believes we must prepare to fight space battles now that technology has allowed humanity to explore the far reaches of space. Deflector Shields Up

Whenever you hear about space battles, your mind might go straight toStar Wars, Star Trek, orBattlestar Galactica,where such intergalactic battlesare merely works of science fiction.Butaccording to a top-ranking U.S. military officer, it may behoove the United States to ready itself forout-of-this-world warfare.

Speaking at a conference by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., Navy Vice Adm. Charles A. Richard argued for the necessity of a preparation without provocation strategy that the U.S. must adopt to keep space a safe place, and to protect American assetsthat have taken up residence there. His full talk can be viewed here.

Just as nuclear assets deter aggression by convincing potential adversaries theres just no benefit to the attack, we have to maintain a space posture that communicates the same strategic message,said Vice Adm. Richard, who happens to be the deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM).

Vice Adm. Richard isnt being facetious; on the contrary, hes serious about ensuring the U.S. is able to fight space battles as ameasure for keeping peace beyond our planet. I submit [that] the best way to prevent war is to be prepared for war, and were going to make sure that everyone knows were going to be prepared to fight and win wars in all domains, to include space, he said.

Vice Adm. Richard went on to suggest that space is no longer the benign environment it once was.

As todays technological advances make us capable of extending our reach into worlds beyond ours, defense against what we may find there becomes even more necessary. Our goal ultimately is to promote secure access to space so it can be explored for generations to come, Richardexplained. And with great technology comes an even greater responsibility as we know from all those superhero movies.

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