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Re:Navy Sets World Record With Rail Gun by pak on Friday December 10, 2010 @06:58PM (#1993698)
I don't think other world powers would be totally cool with us putting superweapons into low polar orbit right over their heads... you should totally expect those satellites to be shot down as soon as you put them up there.
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Re:Navy Sets World Record With Rail Gun by vl on Friday December 10, 2010 @09:43PM (#1993991)
Why would they shoot down relatively harmless rails from the orbit and not other already existing spy satellites?
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Re:Navy Sets World Record With Rail Gun by borism on Saturday December 11, 2010 @12:03PM (#1995154)
because of offensive vs. defensive purpose?
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