US President Donald Trump has signed a decree establishing his own space force – a so-called space force. „We have to be prepared,“ Trump said yesterday. „My government has made the creation of a space force a national security issue.“
According to the plans, the space forces will continue to exist as an independent sixth arm of the US military, alongside the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Coast Guard. A US Department of Defense spokesman announced that the Pentagon would submit a bill next week.
The President’s plans have met with skepticism from many MPs and Pentagon officials. They warn of high costs and additional bureaucracy.
