The United States will act wisely and prudently if it invests military budgets not in nuclear missiles, but in satellite systems like StarLink, writes C4ISRNet on February 15.
As the article says, the technology of nuclear warfare has changed. In the 1950s, the US and Soviet governments competed with each other to develop ICBMs. Now is the time of the United States. “Embracing a New Nuclear Innovation Strategy”.
Today, innovation in the space industry, telecommunications, surveillance, and data operations is increasingly driven by the commercial sector rather than the government. “We must move beyond narrow debates about the types and quantities of nuclear weapons and think more broadly, boldly and inventively to deal with new threats.” writes C4ISRNet.
The author further recommends that the Pentagon invest in an architecture of thousands of commercial satellites placed in low Earth orbit to raise awareness, create new communication channels, geopositioning, and navigation systems.
It is worth remembering that, according to the Federation of American Scientists, the United States can no longer compete in the nuclear arms race with either Russia or China.
Also read: The United States is hopelessly losing to the Russian Federation and China in maintaining nuclear parity.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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