CNBC: Trump floats the idea of creating a 'Space Force' to fight wars in space
* President Donald Trump floated the idea of developing another service branch, the Space Force.
* Trump said the idea started as a joke, but then he decided it was "a great idea."
* "Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea," said the president.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his new national security strategy recognizes that space is a theater of war, and he floated the idea of creating a Space Force, a branch of the military that would operate outside of earth's atmosphere.
"Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea," Trump told a an audience of service members at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. "We may even have a Space Force, develop another one, Space Force. We have the Air Force, we'll have the Space Force."
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WNU Editor: Space is a critical battlefield not only for the U.S. .... but for every other country with a major military. And yes .... with time I will not be surprised if a sixth U.S. service branch will be establsihed that will only be focused on space.
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Trump raises the specter of a Space Force as he congratulates Army's football team -- Washington Post
President Trump says he's 'seriously thinking' of creating 'Space Force' -- USA TODAY
Once more, Trump explores the idea of a Space Force -- Los Angeles Times
Trump again teases 'space force' as the sixth military branch -- Military Times
Trump dreams of 'Space Force' -- Washington Times
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