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Whenever I see an X-37B post, I like to remind people its real purpose is to keep one or more nukes on-orbit at all times. Do I have proof? No. Why not a satel
by BMc2020 4y ago
Whenever I see an X-37B post, I like to remind people its real purpose is to keep one or more nukes on-orbit at all times.
Do I have proof? No.
Why not a satellite? Satellites run out of fuel, eventually break and need to be de-orbited before they do.
It's against treaty to keep nukes in space. X-B37 has plausible deniability, and the nukes don't take up the whole cargo bay so you can still have room for experiments.
Why? It's a great first strike weapon without a detectable missile launch. If terrorists are building a nuke you can drop it on them and make it look like they blew themselves up. Last ditch asteroid defense.
Am I against it? Not really. But I do believe in an informed citizenry. YMMV.