Oh, This Satellite!
The New York Times, January 17, 1994
"An elaborate satellite system created to help fight a long nuclear war with the Soviet Union is being prepared for launch next month, even as questions mount in Congress about its cost and need, given the diminished prospects for such a conflict.
"Built to act as a space-based brain for nuclear war, the Milstar system would be a global switchboard_a network of satellites to relay military commands long after Washington and the Pentagon were destroyed in battle. It would also be one of the most expensive projects in the Pentagon's history.
"Designed to allow the United States forces to endure a six-month nuclear Armageddon, it has already survived attempts by the Air Force to eliminate it to save money.
"The first Milstar launch is scheduled for February 5th from Cape Kennedy, Florida.
"Although many of Milstar's abilities remain secret, the original goals for the system included the ability to retreat from an orbit of 23,300 miles to a deep-space orbit of 110,000 miles to evade potential attackers; the ability to shield itself from nuclear explosions, including the electromagnetic pulse, a tidal wave of charged electrons that could devastate the nation's electronic circuits; and the ability to foil enemy effort to jam their messages.
"Eric DeRitis, a Lockheed spokesman, said, 'There is no satellite system that can do what's slated for this system.' But Pentagon officials acknowledge that it will take years, and a large-scale war, before they know if Milstar can do what it was designed to do."
Executive Orders
Executive Orders, already signed into law, will take away all citizens' rights. These orders can be placed into effect at any second for any reason by the President alone, without the consent of Congress or the Supreme Court. Here they are:
- EO 10995: Provides for control of all communications media.
- EO 10997: Provides for control of all electric power, fuels and minerals.
- EO 10998: Provides for control of all food resources, farms, processing plants, etc.
- EO 10999: Provides For control of all transportation, highways, seaports, etc.
- EO 11000: Provides for mobilization of all civilians into work brigades under federal supervision.
- EO 11001: Provides control of all Health, Education and Welfare.
- EO 11002: Designates the Postmaster General to conduct nationwide registration of all citizens.
- EO 11003: Provides for control of all commercial, civil and private airplanes.
- EO 11004: Provides for relocation of any populations.
- EO 11005: Provides for control of railroads, waterways and public storage facilities.
- EO 11490: Combines all of the above into a single Presidential Order (by former President Nixon). A declaration of National Emergency would put any or all into effect immediately.
