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If a rogue nation develops such missile technology then they could cause incredible disruption to the rest of the world. E.g. think of the DPRK being able to kn
by sys_64738 8y ago
If a rogue nation develops such missile technology then they could cause incredible disruption to the rest of the world. E.g. think of the DPRK being able to knock out GPS satellites - this missile tech could bring is western currency for the DPRK if the like of al-Quieda or the Taleban were willing to pay millions of $$$ to them for downing US military sats.
- Zancarius 8y agoGPS satellites aren't in low earth orbit, though. I'd imagine taking out something 12,000 miles up is going to remain out of reach for countries like the DPRK. There's some fear mongering over China related to this[1], but I don't think the capability has ever been demonstrated because of the implications. [1] https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/china-will-soon-be-able-destroy-every-satellite-space-27182 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/china-will-soon-be-ab... Edit: I posted incorrect information. GPS satellites orbit at ~12,000 miles, not GSO at 22,000.