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I agree space weapons are a bad idea, but I think Elon isn't JUST doing it for the money. He sincerely believes it's needed to stop nuclear war. The counterpoi
by georgeg23 4y ago
I agree space weapons are a bad idea, but I think Elon isn't JUST doing it for the money. He sincerely believes it's needed to stop nuclear war.
The counterpoint is that it could start WWIII
- loceng 4y agoI suppose so long as whomever is control of the space superiority, and it's used only as a suppression system - similar to the Iron Dome providing a fairly effective wall to protest Israel, then it doesn't matter if someone gets annoyed that all of their missiles can be efficiently knocked down. If that system is however deployed and its controller launches its own missiles in attack, while suppressing others', then that's a very big problem - and probably very close to a total global tyrannical control state.
- kidme5 4y agoWe might all have to live underground in tunnels
- Attrecomet 4y agoSatellite mounted weapons systems that can block ballistic missiles, i.e. reach at least into the upper atmosphere, but can't ever be used offensively? That seems like a tall order. In addition, anything making MAD impossible will have very, very far reaching consequences for world politics, many of which are offensive. Any state that can unilaterally deploy nukes without fear of reprisal is on it's way to the total global tyranny you mention.