Yes, Mr. President, We Can Have a Space-based "Titanium Dome"
President Trump has providentially tapped retired general Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next Joint Chiefs Chairman. That extraordinary step was prompted by this can-do warrior’s swift defeat of ISIS others insisted would take years.
Such leadership and initiative is needed now regarding Mr. Trump’s directive for a Pentagon plan within weeks to defend the American people with our version of Israel’s “Iron Dome” anti-missile defense.
The Pete Hegseth-Raizin Caine team could deploy a space-based “Titanium Dome” before the end of this presidency – especially if Elon Musk, with his record of audaciously and swiftly getting big things done in space, rides herd on the effort in the White House.
Indeed, we could have had one thirty years ago had the approved “Brilliant Pebbles” program been placed in the High Frontier, albeit with far-less-capable technologies than are affordably available today.
Let’s roll!
This is Frank Gaffney.
EVENT ALERT
Committee on the Present Danger: China
Webinar at 2 pm ET, Friday, February 28
Yes, let's roll, indeed. Politics has played such a role in the past in killing programs like "Brilliant Pebbles" and the Strategic Defense Initiative. This wasted many hours of scientific and innovation work that could have gone to other priorities. So, if we do this, we need to commit to finishing the project and implementing the technology no matter how much whining comes from foreign countries, especially our enemies. If such a focus could be probable, we need to move. We cannot afford to placate Congresshumans with spending that does not advance our priorities, but only creates "jobs" in their district. Start thinking about America, not reelection.