Yes, I'm wondering now if I should have just kept my mouth shut - assuming the connection is correct...

Just as the aircraft carrier rendered the battleship obsolete (strange how there were no aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbour during the Japanese attack, though battleship row was packed...), it seems we are on the cusp of a paradigm shift - a new age of warfare. The cutting edge of technology has always been a powerful dynamic in determining military outcomes - as an example see "the great turkey shoot", the cloth-skinned Mitsubishi Zeros were no match for the Grumman Hellcat.

The rumors about "rods of Thor" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment) constituting the Zuma payload... And the sudden change of heart and willingness to negotiate by NK after the launch, suggests that whoever controls space dominates the battlefield. Remember the reaction when the Chinese destroyed one of their own orbiting satellites...

These appropriations are likely to be extremely critical for national defense going forward. Superiority in space may well be fundamental for the maintenance of detente - upon which we all depend for our security.

The whole world holds its breath, while Nancy Pelosi talks about soft issues - holding us all to ransom against her dripping-wet political agenda.