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Re:UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite by 317070 on Sunday August 18, 2024 @06:24AM (#41281445)
As a Brit, I reckon Brexit, and the restricted access to ESA [0], are the far more reasonable explanations here...

[0] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-involvement-in-the-eu-space-p...

Re:UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite by jolj on Sunday August 18, 2024 @07:27AM (#41281684)
which one of these programs constitute of a military reconnaissance satellite?
Re:UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite by 317070 on Sunday August 18, 2024 @02:55PM (#41284460)
None that I'm aware off.
Re:UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite by jolj on Sunday August 18, 2024 @03:25PM (#41284716)
so I assume Britain received its imaging intelligence from the US as part of five eyes. or else I cannot explain how a nuclear armed country has skipped over one of the main prerequisite for missile targeting for 60 years
Re:UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite by mr_toad on Monday August 19, 2024 @12:56AM (#41287927)
The UK nuclear arsenal has always been a strategic deterrent. The weapons in the UK arsenal (trident missiles with MIRV warheads) are designed to destroy cities, so unless the Russians have managed to conceal the locations of their major cities, targeting shouldn’t be an issue.
Re:UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite by jolj on Monday August 19, 2024 @08:59AM (#41290675)
Presumably part of the nuclear doctrine is to take out your enemies nuclear launch sites before they launch

Also, even large cities have places which are better to target

Re:UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite by mrguyorama on Monday August 19, 2024 @06:27PM (#41295085)
>Presumably part of the nuclear doctrine is to take out your enemies nuclear launch sites before they launch

It is not. The UK, like most nuclear armed states, has a "No first use" doctrine, meaning its nukes exist only to retaliate, to turn cities to ash.

Whoever is nuking you, to the point that you use those retaliatory nukes, might be targeting your weapons, but they are on submarines in friendly waters, so not likely to be destroyed before they can launch.

Re:UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite by graemep on Monday August 19, 2024 @08:28AM (#41290448)
Your link says:

"The UK’s membership of the European Space Agency (ESA) is not affected by leaving the EU as ESA is not an EU organisation."

I think you meant the EU Space programme, but that does not seem related to military imaging satellites.

Re:UK launches its first Earth-imaging military satellite by dwayne_dibley on Monday August 19, 2024 @11:54AM (#41292095)
Ah, another excellent benefit.