President-elect Donald Trump will undermine national security by moving the U.S. military’s Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. While there are legitimate debates about whether the risks of such a move are manageable or prohibitive, any jeopardy to U.S. security interests in space should be of profound concern.
Today, Russia is developing nuclear weapons systems designed to destroy U.S. satellite constellations. Today, China has plans to deploy 13,000 satellites in a new constellation that would rival Elon Musk’s Starlink network and provide a means of attacking U.S. satellite constellations. Today, Iran and North Korea are advancing their ballistic missile capabilities with a view to establishing first-strike nuclear capabilities.
