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Military use of space != "militarization [of space]." of course. in newspeak

by slim 6y ago

leetcrew 6y ago
if the military uses email to communicate, does that constitute the "militarization of email"? I have to imagine that for most people, "militarization of space" means actually putting weapons platforms in space.
- rumanator 6y ago
  > if the military uses email to communicate, does that constitute the "militarization of email"? Are you naive to the point where you believe that the US armed forces have spent billions establishing a global comm network just to send emails? I mean, did you failed to notice that the US's current strategic bet lies on it's ability to operate and manage autonomous vehicles through its global communication network?
  - esrauch 6y ago
    > Are you naive to the point where you believe that the US armed forces have spent billions establishing a global comm network just to send emails? I actually think it's very reasonable for the military to have spent billions just improving their human-to-human communication infrastructure. Efficient and highly available communication is vitally important for a functional military without needing to into autonomous vehicles.
Rebelgecko 6y ago
I think it's reasonable to differentiate between the military operations satellites in space and the military blowing up satellites in space. IMO the former is a good thing and the latter is a bad thing.
- hindsightbias 6y ago
  But it’s ok to be blowing up stuff on the ground - gps is used for targeting every day of the week.
  - Rebelgecko 6y ago
    IMO yes, although I can totally understand why some might disagree with that opinion. If GPS went away, the US military wouldn't stop blowing stuff up. They'd just be less accurate with more collateral damage (especially when you take into account the lives that GPS saves by preventing KAL-007 type incidents, more efficient farming, better knowledge of seismology, etc etc)

Military use of space != "militarization [of space]." of course. in newspeak

by slim 6y ago

Military use of space != "militarization [of space]." of course. in newspeak

if the military uses email to communicate, does that constitute the "militarization of email"? I have to imagine that for most people, "militarization of space" means actually putting weapons platforms in space.

rumanator 6y ago
> if the military uses email to communicate, does that constitute the "militarization of email"? Are you naive to the point where you believe that the US armed forces have spent billions establishing a global comm network just to send emails? I mean, did you failed to notice that the US's current strategic bet lies on it's ability to operate and manage autonomous vehicles through its global communication network?
- esrauch 6y ago
  > Are you naive to the point where you believe that the US armed forces have spent billions establishing a global comm network just to send emails? I actually think it's very reasonable for the military to have spent billions just improving their human-to-human communication infrastructure. Efficient and highly available communication is vitally important for a functional military without needing to into autonomous vehicles.

Rebelgecko 6y ago

I think it's reasonable to differentiate between the military operations satellites in space and the military blowing up satellites in space. IMO the former is a good thing and the latter is a bad thing.

hindsightbias 6y ago
But it’s ok to be blowing up stuff on the ground - gps is used for targeting every day of the week.
- Rebelgecko 6y ago
  IMO yes, although I can totally understand why some might disagree with that opinion. If GPS went away, the US military wouldn't stop blowing stuff up. They'd just be less accurate with more collateral damage (especially when you take into account the lives that GPS saves by preventing KAL-007 type incidents, more efficient farming, better knowledge of seismology, etc etc)