Not just Space Force, Trump proposes a Space National Guard
Presidential candidate Donald Trump is looking to space: the former US president has declared that he aims to establish a space National Guard and create a missile shield if he is re-elected. All the details
If elected, Trump promises to launch the Space National Guard.
Former US president and current Republican candidate Donald Trump has said that if he is re-elected to the US presidency he will establish a “National Space Guard”. A move that would cancel the Biden administration's current plans to transfer Air National Guard members with space experience to the Space Force, notes Breaking Defense .
Trump, who spoke yesterday at the US National Guard Association conference in Detroit, said he was proud to have ordered the creation of the sixth branch of the US Armed Forces, the Space Force, during his presidency.
During his first term, Trump approved a proposal in 2019 to spin off troops carrying out space missions, such as protecting U.S. satellites and missile detection, into the Space Force, the first new branch of the military in seven decades. Trump has argued that the military now needs its own branch of the National Guard.
Furthermore, the tycoon will build an "Iron Dome" ("Iron Dome", from the name of the short-range air defense systems in service to Israel) around US territory.
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TRUMP'S WORDS
“One of my proudest accomplishments during my first term was the creation of the Space Force, the first new branch of the military in more than 70 years,” Trump said, adding that now “we are leaders in space across all forces. armies."
“Now that the Space Force is operational (…) I agree the time has come to create the Space National Guard as the primary combat reserve of the Space Force.”
Establishing a space National Guard would be a critical step in ensuring America continues to strengthen its military defenses in space, according to the former Republican president.
BIDEN'S PLANS FOR THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD
By approving a new National Guard component specifically for the Space Force, Trump is siding with Guard leaders and executives from states with a strong space presence against Pentagon brass and the Biden administration in a contentious turf war over military assets, explainsPolitico .
The proposal comes months after the Biden administration in April proposed incorporating Air National Guard service members into the Space Force. In March, the Defense Department asked Congress to overturn an existing law that required governors to approve changes to National Guard units to allow hundreds of members to transition to the Space Force. This would have impacted approximately 1,000 members of the Air National Guard, drawing sharp criticism from nearly all US governors and dozens of lawmakers, The Hill recalls.
AN IRON DOME FOR THE USA
At the same time, Trump promised to equip the US with an anti-missile defense system similar to that of Israel. “We will build a great iron dome for missile defense around our country,” the Republican candidate said.
THE STILETATE TO THE EUROPEAN NATO ALLIES
Finally, during his speech, the Republican candidate for the White House did not miss an opportunity to return to the topic of the NATO contribution, criticizing the European allies for not having "paid" to adequately support NATO.
The former president promised to ask NATO allies to increase their national defense budgets to 3% of GDP. “I will insist that every NATO nation must spend at least 3%. We need to get to 3%: 2% is the deal of the century, especially because we are paying for it. You know, we pay for it. It's not even believable. For most NATO countries, this will represent a defense budget increase of about 30%,” Trump said, quoted by Breaking Defense .
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/non-solo-space-force-trump-propone-una-guardia-nazionale-spaziale/ on Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:50:01 +0000.