To Own The Stars: Claiming the Final Frontier for Military Might

The specter of Operation Paperclip looms large, a reminder that the pursuit of technological superiority can blur the line between progress and the ghosts of the past.

Picture this: during World War II, the Nazis, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, made significant advancements in rocket technology. The efforts of Nazi scientists like Wernher von Braun - who was later relocated to the United States under Operation Paperclip before dying in Northern Virginia in 1977 - led to the creation of weapons such as the V-2 rocket, the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. With its deadly precision and devastating impact, the V-2 became a symbol of the Nazi war machine's technological prowess.

Operation Paperclip was a controversial and clandestine operation that whisked away German scientists to the land of stars and stripes, bringing their lingering Nazi legacy to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Once on American soil, these scientists became key figures in the formation of NASA and the subsequent space missions that captured the world's imagination and set the stage for weaponization.

Operation Paperclip wasn't solely about securing rocket technology. The United States sought expertise across various scientific fields, including medicine, engineering, and physics.

The world marveled at the achievements of NASA and the Apollo missions during the Cold War as an undercurrent of military competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. The space race served as a proxy for the arms race, with both nations vying for strategic advantages in orbit, leading to development of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which have the potential to carry nuclear warheads.

The weaponization of space has evolved significantly since the early days of NASA and the Cold War era. One of the notable developments that highlight this shift is the emergence of satellite constellations such as Starlink. Initiated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink's initial goal was to create a global network of thousands of satellites that would provide worldwide internet connectivity. However, the dependence on satellites for military operations, such as intelligence gathering, surveillance, and reconnaissance, not only presents offensive dangers but also risks, as the interconnected networks of satellites are obvious potential targets.

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Elon Musk has been providing satellite internet and intelligence to the Armed Forces of Ukraine via Starlink from the very first days of conflict in 2022. The ability of media - especially media that claims to be independent - to portray Musk as a sort of “maverick” while he proliferates Nazi military goals with the backing of the US govt. is nothing short of remarkable.

With each leap into the uncharted territories of space, we witness the unsettling echoes of the past as the military pushes forward, guided by the same ambitions that once fueled the Nazi war machine. That dark chapter in history continues to reverberate through the corridors of power, shaping the present-day Military-Industrial Complex with indiscriminate violence.

-The Shultz Report by M. Shultz