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Re:SpaceX reprioritized to cyber defense and overcoming sign... by sneak on Saturday March 05, 2022 @06:09AM (#30566404)
Antisatellite weapons are already on orbit.

I'm not sure if there are enough presently up to take out a Starlink plane, but there are definitely some already up and at the ready, likely by at least Russia (and likely also the US).

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Re:SpaceX reprioritized to cyber defense and overcoming sign... by andy_ppp on Saturday March 05, 2022 @06:17AM (#30566443)
I mean the US has almost certainly had space weapons since Reagan: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative
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