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US President Donald Trump launches new Pentagon space warfare command centre to ‘ensure America’s dominance’
- Air Force General John Raymond, who will lead the new command, said US rivals are already focused on how to fight in space as part of a broader conflict
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US President Donald Trump made the short journey from the Oval Office to the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, then promised to unleash an army of space warriors to infinity and beyond.
In the hot sunshine of the dog days of August, Trump hosted a ceremony for the creation of space command within the military. Or strictly speaking, the recreation of space command – its previous incarnation was terminated in 2002 as part of a government restructuring.
“It’s a big deal,” Trump insisted, billing space as “the next warfighting domain. And I think that’s pretty obvious to everybody”.
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“It’s all about space,” he added, a little dreamily, drawing out the sound.
Trump, who has shown little appetite for foreign wars or tackling climate change, does seem concerned about extraterrestrial threats. “The dangers to our country constantly evolve and so must we,” he said. “Now, those who wish to harm the United States – to seek to challenge us in the ultimate high ground of space. It’s going to be a whole different ballgame.”
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