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Re:The Physics of Space War: How Orbital Dynamics Constrain ... by kortilla on Thursday October 22, 2020 @04:22AM (#24855913)
Very little of what a modern military does is “meat heat killers with killing tools”. Critical things like tracking space junk and ensuring the safe launch of rockets is the job of the military. You just might not have noticed because it’s not a meathead with a gun.
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Re:The Physics of Space War: How Orbital Dynamics Constrain ... by tehjoker on Thursday October 22, 2020 @02:43PM (#24861722)
That's a job that could be done by a civilian agency. You also may be missing the point that the military does much of that support role stuff in preparation for using lethal force, which they are not shy about.
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Re:The Physics of Space War: How Orbital Dynamics Constrain ... by kortilla on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @11:33PM (#24914846)
> That's a job that could be done by a civilian agency.

So could all of the military if you want to go down that path. There is nothing special that makes something “military only”. Cops are civilians as are secret service and members of the CIA and they kill people on and off US soil.

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