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Um... I don't think you're thinking like a military person. I mean, if it's total war? Well, sorry, but it's total war. I wouldn't count on too many undersea

Um... I don't think you're thinking like a military person. I mean, if it's total war? Well, sorry, but it's total war. I wouldn't count on too many undersea cables not being cut.

Joakal 7y ago
Total war means nukes. There will be sore losers.
- tuesdayrain 7y ago
  If countries start firing nukes then I would be surprised if there were any winners.
- onlydeadheroes 7y ago
  Yes, the humans.
  - rusk 7y ago
    I'd have thought carbon based life in general might be worse off ...
amelius 7y ago
I hope that countries have the protocols in place for prioritized satellite communication.
- merpnderp 7y ago
  I imagine within hours of a total war, space will become a highly militarized battlefield with kinetic and laser weapons knocking just about everything down as fast as it is put up.
- mullingitover 7y ago
  Telecom satellites would be getting shot down in the first week, too.
  - bigiain 7y ago
    Elon's new constellation must be making for some fun plannig for those people. 60 new targets now, several hundred more new targets real soon now. I wonder if SpaceX and Blue Origin are launching payloads they're designed to shoot down their own payloads?
    - v-yadli 7y ago
      I assume sending up a comsat is more expensive than sending up explosive to destroy it.
      - bigiain 7y ago
        Possibly. It's not like the military-industrial complex is known for it's cost-effective solutions though... Given the manoeuvring requirements for the orbiting explosives, and the requirement to launch them with enough plausible deniability for it not to be obvious "there's a bunch of commercial satellite killers!" - I wonder if they could build and launch 60 of them for less than SpaceX paid to get the first 60 Starlink birds in orbit?
        v-yadli 7y ago
        Actually I guess... it is sufficient to send up mines (lots of them) and wait for the satellites to hit them. Nevertheless, this is such a terrible idea, I hope this is not the future.
        bigiain 7y ago
        Space (even low earth orbit) is BIG. Very very big...
        v-yadli 7y ago
        Yeah, but the satellites are not too maneuverable. The trajectory is mostly mechanical.
- late2part 7y ago
  I understand that the US/NOAA only grants satellite licenses if you agree to allow the US to preempt your use of the Satellite.
discordance 7y ago
We need less people thinking like military people in the world. Too many toy soldier fantasies result in leaders like George Bush jr fulfilling their fathers dreams.
- A2017U1 7y ago
  Armchair soldiers who have watched to many movies, the world is full of them. A China-US conflict means dozens of nuclear weapons dropped on populous cities across the world in a matter of hours. How anyone seriously entertains this idea is unreal.

Um... I don't think you're thinking like a military person. I mean, if it's total war? Well, sorry, but it's total war. I wouldn't count on too many undersea cables not being cut.

Joakal 7y ago

Total war means nukes. There will be sore losers.

tuesdayrain 7y ago
If countries start firing nukes then I would be surprised if there were any winners.
onlydeadheroes 7y ago
Yes, the humans.
- rusk 7y ago
  I'd have thought carbon based life in general might be worse off ...

amelius 7y ago

I hope that countries have the protocols in place for prioritized satellite communication.

merpnderp 7y ago
I imagine within hours of a total war, space will become a highly militarized battlefield with kinetic and laser weapons knocking just about everything down as fast as it is put up.
mullingitover 7y ago
Telecom satellites would be getting shot down in the first week, too.
- bigiain 7y ago
  Elon's new constellation must be making for some fun plannig for those people. 60 new targets now, several hundred more new targets real soon now. I wonder if SpaceX and Blue Origin are launching payloads they're designed to shoot down their own payloads?
  - v-yadli 7y ago
    I assume sending up a comsat is more expensive than sending up explosive to destroy it.
    - bigiain 7y ago
      Possibly. It's not like the military-industrial complex is known for it's cost-effective solutions though... Given the manoeuvring requirements for the orbiting explosives, and the requirement to launch them with enough plausible deniability for it not to be obvious "there's a bunch of commercial satellite killers!" - I wonder if they could build and launch 60 of them for less than SpaceX paid to get the first 60 Starlink birds in orbit?
      - v-yadli 7y ago
        Actually I guess... it is sufficient to send up mines (lots of them) and wait for the satellites to hit them. Nevertheless, this is such a terrible idea, I hope this is not the future.
        bigiain 7y ago
        Space (even low earth orbit) is BIG. Very very big...
        v-yadli 7y ago
        Yeah, but the satellites are not too maneuverable. The trajectory is mostly mechanical.
late2part 7y ago
I understand that the US/NOAA only grants satellite licenses if you agree to allow the US to preempt your use of the Satellite.

discordance 7y ago

We need less people thinking like military people in the world. Too many toy soldier fantasies result in leaders like George Bush jr fulfilling their fathers dreams.

A2017U1 7y ago
Armchair soldiers who have watched to many movies, the world is full of them. A China-US conflict means dozens of nuclear weapons dropped on populous cities across the world in a matter of hours. How anyone seriously entertains this idea is unreal.