Re:China 'Deeply Alarmed' by SpaceX's Starlink Capabilities
by Soapysmith on Monday May 09, 2022 @10:22PM
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In the event of a serious war, I do not see how a side that is losing due to satellites does not just end up creating the Kessler Syndrome. Seems like the the continuation of scorched earth warfare in modern times.
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Re:China 'Deeply Alarmed' by SpaceX's Starlink Capabilities
by mateo1 on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @12:39AM
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The US at least is prepared for this. But bringing down sats will only happen in an open war between advanced adversaries. These days many nations can bring down a few sats but not dozens or hundreds, and kessler syndrome is a bit over-dramatized. It's bad on the long term but irrelevant during a conflict.