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Brilliant. That way we can never have any defense! It feels like you have an axe to grind.
by systemvoltage 5y ago
Brilliant. That way we can never have any defense! It feels like you have an axe to grind.
- MichaelZuo 5y agoDue to the particular characteristics of the environment the person your replying to does have a point. Everything labelled ‘defense’ in space’ also has significant ‘offense’ potential. You can call it the tyranny of orbital mechanics or gravity or whatever, but nothing any military does in space can be considered purely defensive. Which is why many smart folks, especially in the US, have advocated for the complete demilitarization of space because that would actually be the most advantageous in the long run.
- systemvoltage 5y agoI see what you mean but it is a rather tiring to refute it, many things have duality to their nature. Technology itself can be used for offense or defense. Semiconductors to nuclear fuels.