According to a report in the New York Times today, the US Air Force is seeking presidential approval of a “of a national-security directive that could move the United States closer to fielding offensive and defensive space weapons” in order to “secure space to protect the nation from attack.” Citing “White House and Air Force sources” (ahh, unnamed sources that speak with such an air of authority! Didn’t Newsweek cite one of those recently?), the Times says a decision on directive is expected “within weeks,” but actual named sources told the Times the focus is not on deploying weapons in … Continue reading Defense? Against What?