- Further declassification reviews
• Congressional hearings
• Expanded funding for anomaly detection
• International intelligence coordination
If the United States continues positioning itself as the leader in structured disclosure, it may set the global standard.
If it hesitates, other nations could fill that vacuum — potentially shaping the narrative to their advantage.
The Bigger Question
If confirmed non-human intelligence were ever acknowledged, space defense doctrine would transform overnight.
But even without that scenario, Trump’s disclosure framework already altered how governments will treat unidentified incursions in the future.
The debate is no longer whether anomalies exist.
It is how seriously nations choose to prepare.
About the Author
Samuel Lopez is an investigative journalist and legal analyst for USA Herald. His reporting focuses on national security transparency, institutional accountability, aerospace developments, and the intersection of law, policy, and emerging defense challenges.
