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[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago

As opposed to not talking about it and doing it anyway?

[โ€“] finkrat 2 points 2 days ago

That was the point of Space Force, this shouldn't come as a shock. This will be a thing in a superpower war if it comes to that.

[โ€“] Kaiyoto 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I figured satellite sabotage has been going on for a while now because of how important communication is and spy satellites but I didn't expect anybody would seriously consider nuclear weapons in space.

[โ€“] Cocodapuf 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

We've been considering it for a long time now, we even tried it once. I thought we learned our lesson...

[โ€“] Kbobabob 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought we learned our lesson...

That's not really a thing. Just look at the rise of fascism and Nazis.

[โ€“] Cocodapuf 1 points 2 days ago

Fair enough.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

That'll be neat to watch as a meteor shower.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Isn't that what they always have done?