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Sareva wrote:

AiliailiA wrote:
This makes no sense to me, but it doesn't matter. I didn't want to go much further with this tangent anyway.

Sorry.

Point is, I doubt an entirely new branch of service for what is currently a small mission-set is a workable idea.

I agree with that. Air Force is already the smallestof the three major branches, in budget, and most of the proposed new branch would be stuff taken off the Air Force. So it's not like they'd be a breaking up a branch because it's too big.

So Trump is making this then? As big a sci-fi fan as I am, I think I'd prefer universal healthcare. Or, at least averting the complete destruction of our healthcare system.

Ism wrote:So Trump is making this then? As big a sci-fi fan as I am, I think I'd prefer universal healthcare. Or, at least averting the complete destruction of our healthcare system.

No, he's making the Imperium of Man. He is the God-Emperor after all.

In so far as marines is concerned: don't we have a space treaty in place that specifically forbids to test and deploy weaponry in space?

Soldati Senza Confini wrote:In so far as marines is concerned: don't we have a space treaty in place that specifically forbids to test and deploy weaponry in space?

Yes, and we should get rid of it. We need space lasers yesterday.

Washington Resistance Army wrote:

Soldati Senza Confini wrote:In so far as marines is concerned: don't we have a space treaty in place that specifically forbids to test and deploy weaponry in space?

Yes, and we should get rid of it. We need space lasers yesterday.

^This

Washington Resistance Army wrote:

Soldati Senza Confini wrote:In so far as marines is concerned: don't we have a space treaty in place that specifically forbids to test and deploy weaponry in space?

Yes, and we should get rid of it. We need space lasers yesterday.

What for ? I mean, besides more dacca-dacca ?

AiliailiA wrote:

Washington Resistance Army wrote:
Yes, and we should get rid of it. We need space lasers yesterday.

What for ? I mean, besides more dacca-dacca ?

I don't think we need any reasons besides more dakka

Washington Resistance Army wrote:

AiliailiA wrote:
What for ? I mean, besides more dacca-dacca ?

I don't think we need any reasons besides more dakka

Even in the holy realm of dakka, value for money matters.

Rather than lasers which you can't even see from the ground, what you want is nukes. Some really serious flash which you can watch without getting fried (Van Allen belts and atmosphere will protect you). Think of it as fireworks, but not just for the rich in their big cities. For everyone!

AiliailiA wrote:

Washington Resistance Army wrote:
I don't think we need any reasons besides more dakka

Even in the holy realm of dakka, value for money matters.

Rather than lasers which you can't even see from the ground, what you want is nukes. Some really serious flash which you can watch without getting fried (Van Allen belts and atmosphere will protect you). Think of it as fireworks, but not just for the rich in their big cities. For everyone!

Kinectic Weapons Are Just Better, what we need is fucking railguns. In Space.
On the moon.

Fucking xenos won't sneak up on US.

Genivaria wrote:

AiliailiA wrote:
Even in the holy realm of dakka, value for money matters.

Rather than lasers which you can't even see from the ground, what you want is nukes. Some really serious flash which you can watch without getting fried (Van Allen belts and atmosphere will protect you). Think of it as fireworks, but not just for the rich in their big cities. For everyone!

Kinectic Weapons Are Just Better, what we need is fucking railguns. In Space.
On the moon.

Fucking xenos won't sneak up on US.

Why would they bother? They could just throw a big rock at us.

Cory Gardner seems to be under a lot of fire. Another one who had disabled people arrested at his office from the sounds of it, and will probably vote on the bill. Mind you, in a swing state. Hope those in Colorado vote him out when you get the chance.

AiliailiA wrote:

Genivaria wrote:Kinectic Weapons Are Just Better, what we need is fucking railguns. In Space.
On the moon.

Fucking xenos won't sneak up on US.

Why would they bother? They could just throw a big rock at us.

Or planet bombs.

Would you like to know more?

Corrian wrote:Cory Gardner seems to be under a lot of fire. Another one who had disabled people arrested at his office from the sounds of it, and will probably vote on the bill. Mind you, in a swing state. Hope those in Colorado vote him out when you get the chance.

Probably not, considering most people who've held his position have historically been Republican.

Washington Resistance Army wrote:

Soldati Senza Confini wrote:In so far as marines is concerned: don't we have a space treaty in place that specifically forbids to test and deploy weaponry in space?

Yes, and we should get rid of it. We need space lasers yesterday.

America triggers Kessler syndrome ... thereby destroying all global positioning system, communication and spy satellites, rendering trillions of dollars worth of its own weapon systems useless ...

Yeah, seems like the kind of dumbassed thing Trump would do.

New haven america wrote:

Corrian wrote:Cory Gardner seems to be under a lot of fire. Another one who had disabled people arrested at his office from the sounds of it, and will probably vote on the bill. Mind you, in a swing state. Hope those in Colorado vote him out when you get the chance.

Probably not, considering most people who've held his position have historically been Republican.

Kinda surprised because it isn't really rare for Colorado to vote Democrat.

So Alex Jones is back in the news with another child sex ring. This time on mars. https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/ ... nasa-says/

Thermodolia wrote:So Alex Jones is back in the news with another child sex ring. This time on mars. https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/ ... nasa-says/

And people still listen to this nutbar because?

Vassenor wrote:

Thermodolia wrote:So Alex Jones is back in the news with another child sex ring. This time on mars. https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/ ... nasa-says/

And people still listen to this nutbar because?

It appears so. I wish NASA didn't deny it but instead confirmed it just so all the idiots who believed it would die trying to reach mars on a homemade rocket

Gauthier wrote:

Genivaria wrote:Wait what?
*readies snarky comment, decides to google first.*
President Trump relaunches the National Space Council
*reluctanctly offers a single clap*

Ugh now I need to wash my hands.

Any bets he'll pack it with Flat Earth Creationists and Geocentrists?

Well, it's chaired by Mike "cancel the space exploration program" Pence.

I’m honored and frankly enthusiastic about the role @POTUS has asked me to play in renewing our nation’s commitment to space.

Isn't that just the least enthusiastic claim to enthusiasm you've ever read?

Meanwhile, NASA doesn't have an administrator, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy lacks a director.

Neo Balka wrote:

Genivaria wrote:This isn't Starship Troopers!
Omg is this fucking real life...

Do you want to be a galaxy spanning american empire or not?

Why would that need a military?


Also, there's a rather inconvenient speed of light barrier that stops any such thing ever existing.

AiliailiA wrote:I mentioned asteroid defense, well it took me less than a minute to change my mind on that. I don't want the US military playing with asteroids, as "defense against asteroids" could easily turn into "offense with asteroids".

This is your reminder that it took less than 24 hours to go from "Van Allen belts discovered" to "we're going to nuke the Van Allen belts to see if we can weaponise them".

Thermodolia wrote:So Alex Jones is back in the news with another child sex ring. This time on mars. https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/ ... nasa-says/

I always knew NASA was hiding the true path to Ancapistan.

We're doomed tbh https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/sta ... 7168071680

Hydesland wrote:We're doomed tbh https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/sta ... 7168071680

The shit did I just watch.

Galloism wrote:

Hydesland wrote:We're doomed tbh https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/sta ... 7168071680

The shit did I just watch.

An official statement from the White House.