Trump Initiates To Add Space Forces To US Military

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants the US military to create a new "space force," adding to the Pentagon's current ground, navy and air forces.

Trump told troops at the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station near San Diego that the new group would be able to encapsulate the "tremendous amount" of work the military and government are doing in space-related defense.

"My new national strategy for space recognises that space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air and sea," Trump said.

The Washington Post points out that the United States signed the Outer Space Treaty in 1967, promising not to test weapons in outer space or establish military bases on the moon or other celestial bodies — though it points out that there is no enforcement mechanism in place to stop the US from doing so.

By: Swati Kaushal

Content: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/01/politics/trump-space-force-us-military/index.html