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>mass produced planetary scale rocketry beats all other weapons if your goal is only destruction sure, the likes of ICBMs are great. for conventional warfare w
by ausbah 4y ago
>mass produced planetary scale rocketry beats all other weapons
if your goal is only destruction sure, the likes of ICBMs are great. for conventional warfare when you want to do things like topple regimes, annex resources, subjugate peoples, etc. not so much. it's exactly why Russia hasn't used nukes in the Ukrainian conflicts.
- m4rtink 4y agoStill, optical and Radar satellites and possibly space based signal intelligence definitely play a huge role. Not to mention artillery crews directing strikes via drone footage streamed over Google Meet running of their Starlink connection.
- LarsDu88 4y agoRight now we are looking at the effects of HIMARS rocket artillery in Ukraine. Each rocket costs over $50,000. Cruise missiles cost over $1 million. Many nations can produce rockets, but cannot produce them cheaply. Despite the US and Russia having global strike capabilities, this stuff doesn't come cheap. If they were cheap (say via continued investment in space exploration), you basically have a win button for any global conflict. There's literally no reason rocket artillery has to cost over 50 grand in the grand scheme of things. In a total war, we could probably get it down to less than $2000.