America once again raises the Star Wars Plan 2.0, attempting to induce China into an "arms race" and bankrupt China. It can only be said that America's idea will be in vain.

According to media reports, Trump released a development plan for the "Golden Dome" space-based missile defense system, costing over 170 billion US dollars, to be completed within three years. Simply put, this means deploying space-based interceptors and satellite monitoring networks to create a global defense network capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, and space weapons.

Upon seeing this, don't you understand? This is just Reagan's Star Wars Plan 2.0. And deploying thousands of satellites within three years to form a monitoring and interception network, not to mention whether it can be done or not, the cost alone would exceed 170 billion US dollars. In fact, American experts estimate it would require close to 800 billion US dollars.

This is clearly trying to replicate Reagan's "Star Wars" strategy, dragging China into an arms race. Some netizens have said, isn't Musk's Starlink already there? Just modify it a bit.

Musk's Starlink has a total of 6,700 satellites, ensuring that any location on Earth has at least one Starlink satellite within a horizontal distance of 150 kilometers. However, Starlink is mainly a communication satellite and not the infrared early warning satellite required by "Golden Dome."

Moreover, Starlink's business model relies on low-cost satellites, making it difficult for its technical redundancy to mount space-based intercept weapons. Another method is to launch subsequent satellites with infrared early warning functions to detect and track missiles, and deploy an additional 200 satellites equipped with missile or laser weapons to shoot down incoming missiles.

This idea is indeed good, but there is a reality problem now. Space-based intercept weapons are not yet mature. Also, Trump wanted Musk to take charge of the space part, but Musk seems reluctant.

Can this copycat version of the Star Wars really drag China into an arms race like the Soviet Union did? The answer is no. The Soviet Union had to engage in an arms race with the United States because its status was dominant. Ideological opposition meant it had to counterbalance American hegemony by expanding its military to ensure strategic balance.

But China does not have these burdens. China develops any technology solely for the purpose of ensuring its own security. And compared to the technologically immature space-based defense system, China's orbital bombing system is becoming increasingly mature.

Instead of worrying about bankrupting China, America should be more concerned about whether it can afford the 170 billion US dollars. With the current fiscal deficit reaching 2 trillion US dollars, such a large-scale project might accelerate America's fiscal collapse.

Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832744009362569/

Disclaimer: The article represents the author's personal views.