Question

1. americans are not enthusiastic about the idea of creating a military space force. the u.s. department of defense has long had satellites orbiting earth, and the notion of a larger american military presence in space has been around since the 1960s. while president donald trump has talked about creating a space force as an entirely new branch of the military, most members of the public are not on - board with this plan: a may 2019 pew research center survey found 36% of americans approve of creating a military space force, while 60% disapprove. u.s. military veterans are more evenly split on this idea, but still more disapprove (53%) than approve (45%).

which statement about the popularity of a military space force is true?

• more veterans approve of a military space force than disapprove.
• the majority of americans approve of a military space force.
• the majority of americans disapprove of a military space force.
• nonveterans are more likely to support a military space force.

source: pew research center
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Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: The text says veterans are "more evenly split" but "still more disapprove (53%) than approve (45%)", so "More veterans approve..." is wrong.
2. Analyze the second option: 36% approve, 60% disapprove. 60% > 36%, so majority (more than 50%) disapprove. This matches.
3. Analyze the third option: The second option is correct, so this is wrong.
4. Analyze the fourth option: No info about nonveterans' likelihood to support, so this is wrong.

Answer:

The majority of Americans disapprove of a military space force.