Re:FCC Accuses Stealthy Startup of Launching Rogue Satellites
by stale2002 on Saturday March 10, 2018 @07:18PM
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Laws and treaties aren't magic. Countries break them all the time and often get away with it.
China wasn't really punished when it blew up a satellite, and I doubt that was allowed by the treaty.
The better question, though, is are there any MOTIVATION to break the treaty?
Well there certainly already was motivation for china, I there is certainly motivation for other countries to engage in weapons testing. Especially if they could do their weaponization without being noticed. I doubt that every rocket in the world is checked, top to bottom for weapons.
China wasn't really punished when it blew up a satellite, and I doubt that was allowed by the treaty.
The better question, though, is are there any MOTIVATION to break the treaty?
Well there certainly already was motivation for china, I there is certainly motivation for other countries to engage in weapons testing. Especially if they could do their weaponization without being noticed. I doubt that every rocket in the world is checked, top to bottom for weapons.