Our enemies will have a clear field for destroying our satellites.
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
Kamala Harris arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base where Discoverer-1, the first satellite to enter a polar orbit and America’s bold response to Russia’s Sputnik, was launched to announce that we would be unilaterally surrendering to Russia and China in the growing satellite wars.
Last November, Russia had conducted a DA-ASAT or direct-ascent anti-satellite test which demonstrated its ability to take out satellites. The Russians had used their A-235 anti-ballistic missile system to destroy their own Kosmos 1408 satellite. The message was clear: Moscow had the ability to clear out enemy satellites in the event of any conflict. Including ours.
“I don’t want to get ahead of specific measures that we may pursue,” Biden apparatchik Ned Price fumed, but had vowed that “we won’t tolerate this kind of activity.”
At Vandenberg, Kamala announced that the response would be absolute and total surrender.
Responding to Russia’s anti-satellite weapons test and Communist China’s earlier 2007 ASAT test, the Biden administration vows that it will surrender and refuse to deploy ASAT weapons.
“I think everyone here recognizes how extraordinary space is,” Kamala Harris rambled. “Space — it affects us all, and it connects us all.”
After these deep thoughts, she explained that the Biden administration wants the Space Force to “protect our interests in space” but not in a way that violates “international norms and rules.”
ASAT weapons don’t actually violate any international laws. That’s why protests against China and Russia’s weapons tests have previously fallen on deaf ears. The two totalitarian countries aren’t breaking any rules or norms by testing and deploying ASAT weapons from the ground that target orbital objects. We could legally develop and deploy ASAT weapons ourselves.
Speaking to the Space Force, as if she were addressing a class of kindergarteners, Kamala explained that rules and norms give us a “sense of order and stability” whether “it is the way we interact with our colleagues at work or the way nations interact with each other.”
A “sense of order and stability” is an illusion and very different than real order and stability. There was a “sense of order and stability” in Europe in January 2022. That’s the state of delusion with which the Biden administration intends to meet the rise of the satellite wars.
Under Biden, the United States will no longer lead in the exploration or exploitation of space, but in creating “norms for the responsible and peaceful use of outer space.”
And that means not doing a damn thing to defend ourselves.
Kamala admitted that the Russian and Chinese ASAT tests are “intended to deny the United States our ability to use our space capabilities” and that in response her boss will do nothing.
“We have consistently condemned these tests and called them res- — reckless. But that is not enough. Today we are going further. I am pleased to announce that as of today, the United States commits not to conduct destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing. Simply put: These tests are dangerous, and we will not conduct them,” she declared.
In the face of Russia and China’s orbital escalation, America will lead by refusing to fight back.
While Biden works on creating “international norms” for outer space, our enemies have a clear field for destroying our satellites. Kamala has announced that she’s calling on other countries to join us in also unilaterally refusing to build up the capability to deter aggression in outer space.
If enough nations surrender then Russia and China will feel bad about what they’re doing.
Vandenberg symbolizes America’s refusal to surrender space to our enemies.
When Sputnik was first launched, many Americans panicked. But instead of unilaterally surrendering, we put Explorer 1 into orbit next year. The Thor rose from the sky over Vandenberg to not only beat the Soviet Union to the deployment of the first intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), but also went on to power our space program, launching Discoverer-1 and helping inaugurate a new era of space exploration through the Delta rockets and made it clear that we could not and should not sever space exploration from national defense.
In 2019, we tested our first new IRBM, formerly off limits due to a worthless arms control pact that the Russians cheated on every chance that they got.
While President Trump refused Putin’s pleas to extend the worthless treaty, Biden promised a five-year extension for the START treaty with no preconditions. That’s far more than Putin even asked for. And the Biden administration has been trying to negotiate an arms control treaty that will tie our hands and allow the Russians to once again cheat as much as they want to.
Tired of surrendering to Russia during negotiations, Biden is now leading the way by surrendering without even bothering to negotiate.
Announcing that America will not test ASAT weapons will allow the Chinese and the Russians to extend their lead while crippling future administrations.
It will allow both enemies to blackmail us and the world.
“Conflict or confrontation in outer space is not inevitable, and the United States seeks to ensure outer space remains free from conflict,” the Biden administration claimed. While conflict is not inevitable, pacifism, unilateral surrender, and appeasement are the most likely to bring it on.
The original motto of the Strategic Air Command was, “War is our profession – Peace is our product.” These sorts of slogans, often mocked by lefties, conveyed the basic truth that we had learned so painfully during WWII and the Cold War.
Deterrence is the only reliable guarantee of peace.
Had we not developed the world’s leading arsenal of nuclear weapons, WWIII would have happened generations ago and left radioactive craters across Europe and America.
As Biden’s conflicted response to the invasion in Ukraine shows, surrender and scolding just brings on war, telegraphing your impotence while infuriating the enemy with your scolding.
If the United States really wants to stop the deployment of ASAT weapons, it needs to take the lead in developing and deploying them. While the Chinese and Russian tests were messy, that’s born of the reckless disregard that both countries are prone to. Cleaner ASAT tests are possible and necessary. Especially if the United States really wants China and Russia to sign on to an ASAT ban. Arms control treaties are notoriously useless, but the only reason Russia or China would sign on to an ASAT ban would be to stop American ASAT weapons from being a threat.
By unilaterally surrendering the satellite wars, Biden and Kamala have ensured that China and Russia will race forward and will not sign on to any treaties unless they also comprehensively cripple America in areas where we have a clear advantage. Democrats and their fellow travelers will call such treaties a victory for international peace when they are truly a defeat.
Vandenberg is a proud reminder that America doesn’t have to accept defeat in space.
mortimer says
Biden (the 98-lb weakling and dementia patient) has pulled America’s pants down.
Infidel says
The best news coming out of the White House just now is that there is a deepening divide b/w Joe and Que Mala, which was in fact always there. She wasn’t even his first choice, just forced on him by people yet to be identified. But in a meeting w/ GOP senators when Biden was trying to get them to agree to a bill, Que Mala said that that would only be the start to the budget growing, and Joe Biden instantly rebuked her, much to the surprise of the Republicans
Walter Sieruk says
On the site GLAZOV GANG a scholar was interview and his name is Trevor London and the evidence is rather clear. So much so that he must be right on the mark. For when he spoke of how terrible Joe Biden Is ,from everything from the disaster he created in Afghanistan to the clarity he make ofthe US /Mexican border the problem with Biden ii is not incompetence but treason.
For taking everything into consideration Trevor has a valid point when he said the Communist China and Russia with Putin as its ruler does have “an agent sitting in the White House and his name is Joe Biden.”
This is as sinister and onside as it’s also horribly amazing.
This likewise shows the old saying may be true after all . Which is that “Truth is stranger than fiction.”
Doomer says
It is worse, it is all a racket.
Check out military experts ( youtube ) DOUG MACGREGOR and SCOTT RITTER,they say:
1.Russia has already WON the war.
2.Every day in the Donbass for 1 Russian soldier killed ,
it is 100-200 Ukrainian soldiers killed.
3.First,Russia bombards with bombs,missiles from artillery,planes non-stop at a region.Till the Ukrainians aredead or have left or
are a few. Then the Russian soldiers come in almost without a fight.
4.It is true that a LOT of missiles,arms are being sent to Ukraine from NATO and the US BUT they say all theheavy equipment is quickly DESTROYED by Russian missiles while it is in the depots.
Light arms seem to be taken by Ukrainian generals and sold for a CHEAP price in the BLACK MARKET to
criminals and terrorists.
The US government KNOWS all this,all those arms will NOT change the war.Then WHY send arms?
5.It is a CRIME RACKET by the MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX in the US: since so much arms is given to Ukraineby NATO and the US, it has to be REPLACED.
So the MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX will sell the arms to be replaced at a Very Expensive Price.
WATCH:
”How much of the $1BILLION in weapons and resources to Ukraine ended up in Russian hands?” ( 5 min )
( 5 days ago ) ( with DOUG MACGREGOR and TUCKER CARLSON,youtube )
gravenimage says
Doomer is so wedded to Russia invading Ukraine and destroying her that he hasn’t noticed that this is not what this article is about.
Then, Douglas MacGregor has been cheering Russian aggression against Ukraine since Russia invaded and seized Ukraine in 2014. He has–quite seriously–condemned invading Russian troops for being “too gentle”.
Scott Ritter has chortled, “Russia Is Succeeding Wildly in Its Objectives!”. He’s also implausibly claimed that Russia hasn’t pulled back recently. He is also a convicted sex offender; but this may be considered a separate issue.
Then note that Doomer is applauding Russia mass killing Ukrainian defenders–just appalling. (Never mind that there is no reason to suppose that Russia is killing 100-200 soldiers for every Russian killed–I know better than to bother asking Doomer where he got these numbers from).
In fact, Russia hasn’t updated its casualties list *since March 25*. The idea that Russia hasn’t lost a single soldier in over a month in heavy fighting is completely implausible. But that’s just the way Doomer likes it.
CogitoErgoSum says
If countries keep putting more and more debris circling around the Earth eventually it will become impossible to keep a satellite in orbit for very long before it collides with some of that debris and becomes debris itself. I hate to say it but Biden is right in this case. We should be putting more effort into keeping the space around Earth free of debris. Satellites that destroy other satellites should be banned. If a doofus like Joe Biden can see this, I would hope that the leaders of other countries can see it too. In the meantime we are going to have to make sure our weapons on the ground can still destroy the enemy without any help from satellites.
Westman says
Why is it necessary to destroy satellites and make a mess of orbiting shrapnel? A better weapon would be a “collector” that works similar to a space shuttle, remotely picking up satellites and returning them for disposal. For satellites too large, they could be towed to a re-entry point that sends them into wasteland.
Of course, NASA might say it’s too difficult. Give the job to SpaceX and it will get done.
CogitoErgoSum says
I can envision satellites being programmed to explode whenever the wrong “collector” tries to touch them.
gravenimage says
Not sure the main issue here is keeping outer space tidy…
CogitoErgoSum says
In a way, yes, it is. Putting more and more debris into orbit where satellites orbit will make it more difficult to keep those satellites from being destroyed by debris. Maybe that’s good for an enemy’s satellites but it’s bad for our own satellites. Every time a satellite is destroyed more debris goes into orbit and the problem grows exponentially. Here’s a link to an explanation – because I like the way Joe explains things and he has a sense of humor about things:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA9RqYAsQ1A
gravenimage says
CogitoErgoSum, this is a general issue–but not the point of this article.
CogitoErgoSum says
Well, it is a point I want to make. When the enemy’s satellites start getting destroyed by the debris they caused themselves we should still be able to fight even if we don’t have any satellites and the enemy does – if we prepare ourselves for that.
Westman says
“…but not the point of this article”
Actually it is the central point of why Biden won’t pursue ASAT missiles. However it isn’t necessary to blow up satellites if the idea is to make them useless. A directed EMP weapon could be used at close range and leave the satellite in orbit with fried electronics.
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, I would hope our government has a way of sending the message to launch our nuclear missiles even if we are hit by an EMP attack. It would probably be the end of most life on Earth but still that should serve as a deterrent to an enemy from attacking us – unless the end of the world is their objective.
gravenimage says
Biden Unilaterally Surrenders to Russia and China in Satellite Wars
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This is damned disturbing to hear.
Walter Sieruk says
Joe Biden might ,indeed, be feeble -minded, as in demented, Nevertheless, that is no excuse ,at all, for him also being is dangerously evil ,treasonous ,treacherous corrupt and vile.
So much so that starting now and continuing further into the future the the scorn and shame of name of Joe Biden will grow grow worse and worse until it’s completely and totally ,forever , ruined.
As the Bible informs its reader that “the name of the wicked shall rot.” Proverbs 10:7. [K.J.V.]
libertyORdeath says
So not only are we admitting that the US will do nothing to deter or confront our enemies in space, we just had to go on the world stage and let our enemies have advanced knowledge of our non-plan.
This is a dream for Putin and the CCP. We can be sure that they will continue to exploit our open weakness as long as we let them.