Run from Red China the satellite killers!
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An, at lest semi-important, note to add to this...
That weather satellite is at much the same altitude as many of our imaging satellites that the government uses to "see" important things.
Much like their Taikonaut being a warning to the US that they now have rocket tech to get missiles anywhere in the US, this wasn't just wrecking an already defunct weather satellite.
That weather satellite is at much the same altitude as many of our imaging satellites that the government uses to "see" important things.
Much like their Taikonaut being a warning to the US that they now have rocket tech to get missiles anywhere in the US, this wasn't just wrecking an already defunct weather satellite.
You know that Nations are not your neighbors and "supposedly friendly" is likely to change quickly. Pretending this to attempt to apply personal morals to a different type of entity is almost laughable...
It was, however, simply my point that this was more than destroying a little weather satellite.
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That's the way that most of the diplomats want to go, too. So do I but I worry about the long-term practicality. It's like nuclear non-proliferation, in a way: just a delaying tactic.
The fact is that an a-sat arms race is all but inevitable. It's too obvious a tactical "need" not to be. Scary, but inevitable.
I think, as a government, it is their right to do what is necessary to protect their people. The idea that the US should just pretend space doesn't exist, not "spy" on other nations, etc. because it is wrong to peek in your neighbor's window is a bit ridiculous.
They expect the US to answer, we just won't be all that public about it....