Thread by @MissMaga2016

DNI Ratcliffe will be making remarks today regarding the IC and space defense. 🧐

https://twitter.com/ODNIgov/status/1336694769196654592

I wasn’t able to listen to this yet, but here’s an update with links to Ratcliffe’s remarks inside.

https://twitter.com/odnigov/status/1336785658535403522

Here’s the video of the entire National Space Council meeting. Since I haven’t watched yet, I assume Ratcliffe also spoke here.

c-span.org/video/?507160-…

Here’s a transcript of DNI Ratcliffe’s remarks.

I’ll comment further about it here as soon as I have a chance.

dni.gov/files/ODNI/doc…

It’s not that long, so I’ll add to my thread now.

#SpaceForce

80+ countries already have some sort of operations in space

50 countries have dedicated government space budgets

Our economy is already heavily dependent on space-related industries, which, if disrupted, could cause mayhem in most economic sectors.

So, think #CCPvirus effects x 1,000,000.

Per Ratcliffe, China is the biggest threat to the US. Ya think??

Both Russia and China can threaten our space capabilities.

China already has scavenger satellites up in space that can attack larger satellites and destroy them.

https://twitter.com/missmaga2016/status/1125403026443898881

Here are some examples provided by Ratcliffe.

Note that Russia also has similar capabilities.

In fact, Russia has already provoked the US by sending one of its satellites close to one of our government satellites.

President Trump designated space as a "priority intelligence domain"

Funding's been increased

We are creating a “National Space Intelligence Center"

A new "Intelligence Community Commercial Space Council" was also created in order to collaborate between the IC and commercial space businesses in regards to national security.

The IC and DoD agreed to align US Space Command and the NRO (I think this is the National Reconnaissance Office) under a new structure to defend our space systems.

ODNI is working with Space Force leadership to look into making the Space Force the 18th member of the IC.