How the U.S. Spent $10 Billion on a Weapon That Doesn’t Exist—Yet Can Kill from Space

Al Mukhbir

How the U.S. Spent $10 Billion on a Weapon That Doesn’t Exist—Yet Can Kill from Space  Is the future of warfare already orbiting above us? In this video, we reveal the hidden truth behind America’s most secretive space weapon—known as Project Thor or “Rods from God.” Officially denied for years, this kinetic orbital strike system can unleash devastation from space, delivering the force of a nuclear bomb without the fallout or warning. We explore how the U.S. poured over $10 billion into developing these tungsten rods, how DARPA and the Air Force made it possible, and the real missions of the mysterious X-37B spaceplane.  Discover the science and history behind kinetic bombardment, the loopholes in the Outer Space Treaty, and why no country has an answer to this invisible threat. We also examine the rise of orbital lasers, Pentagon black budgets, and the race to dominate space in an era where “supremacy in space means supremacy on Earth.”  Key topics covered:  - Project Thor and “Rods from God” explained  - How kinetic weapons work and why they’re unstoppable  - The true cost of building orbital weapons  - DARPA, X-37B, and U.S. black budget programs  - Kinetic vs. nuclear: why orbital strikes leave no trace  - Legal loopholes in the Outer Space Treaty  - Space-based lasers (HELIOS) and directed energy weapons  - Pentagon spending and secret military projects  - Real incidents and test drops  - Strategic impact: global reach, deniability, and future warfare  Are we already living under the shadow of space-based superweapons? Watch now for a deep dive into the silent wars happening above our heads—and subscribe for more secrets behind military technology and modern warfare.   #america #spaceweapons  #ProjectThor #donaldtrump  #KineticBombardment #militarysecrets  #X37B #usmilitary  #spaceforce  #PentagonProjects #DARPA #helios  #OrbitalStrike #directedenergyweapons  #OuterSpaceTreaty #modernwarfare  #viralvideo  #geopolitics

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00:00they told the world it didn't exist that it was a myth a science fiction fantasy dreamt up by

00:18paranoid minds and for years that was enough a few whispers in defense circles a brief mention

00:27in a declassified report quickly redacted dismissive laughter in press briefings but behind closed

00:34doors under the veil of national security the united states was building something not a missile

00:41not a drone not a bomb but a weapon that could kill from space it has no warhead no propellant

00:50no signature just a rod of solid tungsten around 20 feet long one foot in diameter weighing over

00:5810 000 pounds it travels at 10 times the speed of sound and when it hits it can strike with the

01:06force of a small nuclear bomb but with none of the radioactive fallout no mushroom cloud no public

01:13outrage no accountability they call it project thor or more ominously rods from god the idea is

01:23terrifyingly elegant place several of these rods in orbit on a satellite platform when a target is

01:30designated the satellite simply releases the rod gravity does the rest no need for propulsion

01:38no explosive payload the energy comes entirely from the sheer speed of descent upon impact the rod can

01:46deliver up to 11 tons of tnt equivalent kinetic energy that's enough to penetrate hundreds of feet

01:53of reinforced concrete to pulverize hardened bunkers to erase command centers in an instant and best of all

02:02there is no defense no existing radar system can track a rod falling from orbit at mach 10

02:10no anti-missile system can intercept it no early warning system can issue alerts the attack would be

02:17silent invisible and untraceable it would look like a natural disaster an earthquake a meteor strike

02:26but it would be war the concept of kinetic orbital bombardment isn't new it was first theorized during

02:34the cold war but abandoned due to the high cost of lifting heavy materials into space in the 1950s and

02:4260s both the us and soviet union toyed with space weapons the outer space treaty of 1967 banned the use of

02:51nuclear weapons in space but it said nothing about non-nuclear kinetic energy weapons that legal gray

02:59area remained untouched dormant until the technology caught up with ambition in the early 2000s after

03:09the failures of conventional bombs to destroy al-qaeda caves in afghanistan u.s military planners revisited the

03:16idea what if instead of trying to bomb a mountain from the air you could punch straight through it

03:24from orbit by 2003 the air force began allocating funds to the prompt global strike initiative which

03:32aimed to develop weapons capable of hitting any target on earth within one hour rods from god became

03:38more than a theory it became a line item in a black budget between 2003 and 2010 over 6 billion dollars was

03:48funneled into classified programs focused on global strike capabilities darpa the defense advanced research

03:56projects agency worked with private contractors to explore materials orbital platforms and targeting systems

04:05by 2014 documents leaked via whistleblowers revealed that test drops had already occurred over the pacific

04:13the official line was that these were dummy payloads but seismic monitors in micronesia recorded

04:20tremors equivalent to a 2.1 magnitude earthquake the source unknown then came the x-37b a mysterious unmanned

04:32space plane developed by boeing for the u.s air force it looks like a miniature space shuttle but it's fully

04:39robotic no pilot no windows just a cargo bay and an orbital path that no civilian agency can trace

04:47its first mission launched in 2010 since then it has completed six classified missions each lasting between

04:56270 and 900 days in orbit no one knows what it carries but in 2021 a french astrophysics observatory reported

05:08that the x-37b released six objects into orbit during its fourth mission the u.s refused to comment space

05:17analysts believe those objects were metallic cylinders roughly the size and shape of kinetic rods

05:24if true it means the u.s has already placed orbital weapons into earth's low atmosphere

05:31they are already there waiting hidden among commercial satellites sleeping above our heads

05:39the cost is immense each tungsten rod costs approximately 230 000 to manufacture launching it into orbit

05:49with a reusable rocket like spacex's falcon 9 costs another 10 million dollars a full platform of 12 rods would

05:59exceed 130 million dollars but the payoff is strategic supremacy no need for bases no need for allies

06:09no need for permission the u.s could strike any target in any country without entering their airspace

06:17within minutes within minutes with complete deniability in 2022 the pentagon quietly requested an additional

06:263.4 billion dollars under the line item orbital precision engagement systems the wording was vague the

06:35explanation redacted but it came the same month as a mysterious explosion at an iranian military facility

06:44in the alborz mountains the iranian government blamed a gas leak satellite images showed a 25-foot crater

06:53the u.s denied involvement but kinetic weapons are just the beginning the next frontier is lasers

07:01not the clunky battlefield lasers seen in hollywood these are compact solar powered and deadly in 2021

07:10lockheed martin received a 1.2 billion dollar contract for the development of space-based directed energy

07:18systems the program known internally as helios high energy laser with integrated optical dazzler and

07:26surveillance aims to mount lasers on orbital drones the energy is gathered from solar panels stored in

07:35superconducting superconducting batteries and unleashed in focused bursts capable of melting steel

07:41tests conducted in 2022 over white sands missile range in new mexico showed that helios lasers could

07:49disable a drone in 3.6 seconds but documents revealed by investigative journalists suggest that orbital tests

07:57have already begun in july 2023 a fire broke out in a chinese radar station in xinjiang province

08:07no missile was detected no explosion was heard the cause was internal overheating

08:14in the same month nasa's tracking telescopes observed a brief optical distortion over the site's

08:20coordinates a flash invisible to the naked eye but not to infrared sensors coincidence perhaps or perhaps

08:30a live demonstration this is the true face of modern warfare silent instant undeniable the u.s

08:39department of defense has long argued that its investments in space are for surveillance and

08:44communication but the numbers say otherwise since 2018 the u.s has spent over 58 billion dollars on

08:53military space operations that includes 17.3 billion dollars for orbital assets 14.9 billion dollars for

09:03global strike r d and 5.6 billion dollars for undisclosed strategic capabilities and then there's the legal cover

09:14the outer space treaty remains in force but the u.s refuses to sign additional protocols banning

09:21non-nuclear space weapons in fact when the u.n proposed a resolution in 2021 to prohibit the weaponization

09:31of low earth orbit the u.s voted against it along with only two other nations israel and the united kingdom

09:40why because space is no longer neutral territory it's a battleground and whoever controls orbit

09:48controls the earth that's not speculation that's doctrine the official u.s space force strategic framework

09:57published in 2020 states supremacy in space is a prerequisite for global military dominance orbital

10:06superiority ensures full spectrum deterrence in plain english control space or lose earth and yet most

10:15people remain unaware they look up and see stars satellites space stations they don't see the rods they

10:24don't hear the lasers they don't feel the surveillance until it's too late this isn't science fiction

10:31this is happening right now above us around us the u.s has already spent over 10 billion dollars

10:42developing a weapon that doesn't officially exist and yet it can strike anywhere on the planet at any time

10:50with no declaration no warning and no consequences this isn't just a weapon it's a message to every rival to

11:00every regime to every insurgent hiding in a cave or a bunker or a high-rise tower we can see you we can

11:08reach you and we can end you without a single soldier without a single drone without a single trace

11:16the era of silent wars has begun and the next one may already be underway up there in the silence above

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