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I don't think Mars and Earth would go to war because of the mutually assured destruction (kinetic weapons such as asteroids). More likely they would fight proxy
by solotronics 7y ago
I don't think Mars and Earth would go to war because of the mutually assured destruction (kinetic weapons such as asteroids). More likely they would fight proxy wars for resources / control of moons etc. This is similar to how the US/USSR on Earth struggled for supremacy.
- bayesian_horse 7y agoSpoiler alert: In "The Expanse" all of the above happens... Another reason why ground-level fighting on Earth is stupid for the Martians is that Earth has like 20 Billion inhabitants at that point, and Mars has "only" 5 Billion, and of course a lot less marines. Though I have to say that most Sci-Fi universes, the Expanse being no exception, are overly optimistic about population growth, and they must have shipped at least hundreds of Millions of colonists to Mars to achieve the stated population. Earth alone will probably not reach above 11 Billion Humans.