quick-reaction force
Pentagon and Musk’s SpaceX work on rocketing troops to Africa in 60 minutes
11 July 2022 - 05:10
US military documents have disclosed that Elon Musk’s SpaceX is working with the Pentagon on developing the capacity to rocket a “quick-reaction force” of troops and weapons anywhere in the world within the hour — with a special eye to deploying in Africa.
The documents, released to US investigative journal The Intercept after a Freedom of Information Act application, show that the US Transportation Command — responsible for moving personnel and materiel around the world — is working on using SpaceX’s prototype Starship rocket to get boots on the ground on the far side of the planet within 60 minutes...
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