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In the contemporary United States, reality sounds increasingly like a joke. Boldface mine.

Air Force Seeks Bush's Approval for Space Weapons Programs - New York Times

To make this sound as much like star wars as possible,
"Pentagon documents say the weapon, called the common aero vehicle, could strike from halfway around the world in 45 minutes. "This is the type of prompt Global Strike I have identified as a top priority for our space and missile force," General Lord said."
But that's nothing. The end of the story:
"But General Lord said such problems should not stand in the way of the Air Force's plans to move into space.

"Space superiority is not our birthright, but it is our destiny," he told an Air Force conference in September. "Space superiority is our day-to-day mission. Space supremacy is our vision for the future.""

posted by dale @ 8:02 AM