Every node in that mesh network will get a missile, problem solved.

It's amazing how complex solutions get before someone remembers the $5 wrench approach

mesh network and tor/etc over clearnet is already a solution in many, unfortunate, parts of the world.

It's just slow for the most part.

Isn't tor blocked in many high-risk censor areas?

I know cellular was blocking it during the peak of the war in Syria.

just like many other traffic. But it's mostly done via routes. that's why people use actual real world personal networks to share hidden TOR guards. ...until everyone start with DPI

Impossible using radio waves. Perhaps you could use a laser, but if you're transmitting via radio waves to a satellite, it's trivial to locate you.

Laser is actually what was on my mind when I mentioned tightbeam. When you shine a 5W laser into the night sky, it's visible to people quite a long ways away. Particles, clouds, and even variation in humidity or pressure create impedance mismatches, which result in partial reflection of your signal -- which end up spraying everywhere.

to block mesh network you are assuming the state will also ban every bluetooth speaker.