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Recent NK tests have been in Space (eg, much higher than the ISS) when they pass over Japan. But that's been sufficient to make Japan quite nervous. https://w
by soneil 9y ago
Recent NK tests have been in Space (eg, much higher than the ISS) when they pass over Japan. But that's been sufficient to make Japan quite nervous.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-altitude/altitude-of-n-korean-missile-flight-could-have-been-over-3000-km-nhk-quoting-japan-defense-official-idUSKBN1AD26U https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-altit...
It seems obvious that we shouldn't be too worried about things in space passing high, high above us - but the key difference is that ICBMs aren't designed to orbit. They are designed to fall out space, from a great height, and go bang. So while orbital whatever "just passing through" is relatively benign, a nuke doing the same thing is an active threat.
(Even more-so for American systems, which I believe can make course corrections at their apogee; so the current trajectory is not a guarantee)
- KGIII 9y agoRight, it made them nervous but, in the end, there was no major activity taken. I didn't know it there are any international regulations about it, or treaties around it. This is one subject Google is not very helpful with, though I may not know the correct terminology to search effectively with. In the NK missile tests, Japan (rightfully) was pretty pissy but the end result has been largely nothing. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that it'd be much the same if, for some reason, we sent a missile through space and over Russian territory. Though, I guess, Russia really wouldn't have much ability to sanction the US or enforce said sanctions. We don't really require anything from Russia and they are not close allies with anyone we do depend on.