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Political Cornflakes: Trump proposes adding ‘space force’ to the United States military

Trump proposes adding ‘space force’ to the United States military. San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman will run for the Utah Legislature with a focus on rural communities. Students across the country have planned walkouts to mark Florida shooting.

Happy Wednesday. During a speech to a crowd of Marines on Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested adding a “space force” branch to the United States military. “My new national strategy for space recognizes that space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air and sea,” he said. It was unclear if the idea was a joke, but it would likely be prohibited under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.