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Shooting down satellites might be the same kind of threat that dropping nuclear bomb was during cold war. Technically they could do it, but potential consequenc
by kertoip_1 5y ago
Shooting down satellites might be the same kind of threat that dropping nuclear bomb was during cold war. Technically they could do it, but potential consequences to everyone on planet are so devastating, no one would make such move. It would basically stop any advancement is space for years
- weare138 5y agoPlus the US has the same capabilities. It's the digital age equivalent of mutually assured destruction.
- coolspot 5y agoIt doesn’t mean Russians will shoot anything, same as China openly testing weapons on 1:1 replicas of US carriers[1]: the point is to deter involvement of the West into Russia’s/China’s internal matters (taking over Taiwan/Ukraine) by showing seriousness of consequences. [1] - https://news.usni.org/2021/11/07/china-builds-missile-targets-shaped-like-u-s-aircraft-carrier-destroyers-in-remote-desert https://news.usni.org/2021/11/07/china-builds-missile-target...