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And what happens when you(the owner of satellites) don't turn it off? legally you are out of reach, so it becomes politics
by seniorivn 6y ago
And what happens when you(the owner of satellites) don't turn it off? legally you are out of reach, so it becomes politics
- rkangel 6y agoAll international law is effectively diplomacy (politics) that has been pre-agreed. The current status quo (as I understand it) is that the US Gov is unlikely to allow a private company to breach international law by making unauthorised transmissions into another country. It would be a brave foreign policy decision for the US Gov to decide to permit that. A logical response from Russia or China (or any other nation with the capability) would be to start shooting down satellites. They would have reasonable grounds to do so, and I think it very unlikely that anyone wants to start a space war.