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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by ClumsyPilot on Thursday February 17, 2022 @10:16PM (#30381764)
"Just wait for the private Starships. Hey they should be cheaper than megayachts."

Any space rocket can turn the whitehouse, the Kremlin or 10 Downing street into a crater withing 30 minutes, with minimal chances of air defence to stoping it. If we start handing out starships to random shady conpanies registered in tax heavens, 9/11 will look like a peacefull day in comparison

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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by AtlasBarfed on Friday February 18, 2022 @04:01PM (#30391046)
You're not wrong, but a private 747 could probably pose a similar threat to your stated targets, but who knows if they actually put in a worthwhile air defense after 9/11.
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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by rurban on Friday February 18, 2022 @01:43AM (#30382808)
Submarines also. Today
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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by freemint on Friday February 18, 2022 @07:22AM (#30384828)
Sub marines can't turn the Downing Street let alone Washington DC into rubbel. Rockets launched from submarines can. No one but nation states have this capability today.
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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa... by ClumsyPilot on Friday February 18, 2022 @07:30AM (#30384895)
You mean ballistic missile submarines? Do we sell them to random rich people?
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