Apple Magazine - USA (2019-09-13)

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The U.S. has reached a new “Sputnik moment”
in which the military must act to keep the
nation’s competitive advantage in space against
adversaries such as Russia, China, and to a lesser
extent, Iran and North Korea, the chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff said this week.
Gen. Joseph Dunford made his comments
during a ceremony at Peterson Air Force
Base recognizing the re-launch of U.S.
Space Command.
He compared President Donald Trump’s re-boot
of the U.S. Space Command to President John
Kennedy’s call to action after the Soviet Union
started the space race with Sputnik, the first


GENERAL: US FACES ‘SPUTNIK MOMENT’ IN SPACE RACE COMPETITION
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