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Re:SpaceX says its rocket performed exactly as intended in Z... by samfriedman on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @11:26AM (#16107299)
The Outer Space Treaty forbids, among other things, the placing of weapons of mass destruction in Earth orbit. Conventional weapons are fair game though, which has led to plenty of speculation on kinetic bombardment approaches.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty

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Re:SpaceX says its rocket performed exactly as intended in Z... by hprotagonist on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @11:32AM (#16107341)
"Rodding". OF course, hauling a few tons of tungsten up there is going to be a giant pain.
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