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Currently, you can cut internet connections to most countries with a small deep water sub. China, for example, was busy building one that can be used at 10k+ de

Currently, you can cut internet connections to most countries with a small deep water sub. China, for example, was busy building one that can be used at 10k+ depth and has arms.

giobox 3y ago
Its widely assumed China, Russia and the US have "kinetic kill" abilities on satellites in space too, its just capabilities are not as widely known. Projects Like the US/Boeing X-37 space drone etc, whose purposes still haven't really been revealed: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 Russia has already demonstrated its satellite destroying tech: > https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/11/16/russia-blows-up-satellite-in-asat-weapon-test-threatens-space-station-with-debris.html https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/11/16/russia-blows-up-satell...
- CAP_NET_ADMIN 3y ago
  "Kinetic kill" is arguably easier to detect and harder to deny. I haven't said that we should only focus on sea cables, I said that we should do both so that the overall reliability and resiliency increases.
- kelnos 3y ago
  Can those be deployed "anonymously" though? Publicly destroying another nation's satellite would be an act of war. Quietly and secretly cutting an undersea cable, while being able to plausibly deflect blame, is a bit safer.
- wcoenen 3y ago
  Also, India. List of anti-satellite tests: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368223169/figure/tbl1/AS:11431281117593250@1675470275795/List-of-anti-satellite-tests-conducted-by-different-nations.png https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368223169/figure/tb...
- elzbardico 3y ago
  The problem is that it is fairly difficult to do it cleanly without risking precipitating Kessler syndrome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome It is basically automatic MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) out there in space.

Currently, you can cut internet connections to most countries with a small deep water sub. China, for example, was busy building one that can be used at 10k+ depth and has arms.

giobox 3y ago

Its widely assumed China, Russia and the US have "kinetic kill" abilities on satellites in space too, its just capabilities are not as widely known. Projects Like the US/Boeing X-37 space drone etc, whose purposes still haven't really been revealed: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 Russia has already demonstrated its satellite destroying tech: > https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/11/16/russia-blows-up-satellite-in-asat-weapon-test-threatens-space-station-with-debris.html https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/11/16/russia-blows-up-satell...

CAP_NET_ADMIN 3y ago
"Kinetic kill" is arguably easier to detect and harder to deny. I haven't said that we should only focus on sea cables, I said that we should do both so that the overall reliability and resiliency increases.
kelnos 3y ago
Can those be deployed "anonymously" though? Publicly destroying another nation's satellite would be an act of war. Quietly and secretly cutting an undersea cable, while being able to plausibly deflect blame, is a bit safer.
wcoenen 3y ago
Also, India. List of anti-satellite tests: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368223169/figure/tbl1/AS:11431281117593250@1675470275795/List-of-anti-satellite-tests-conducted-by-different-nations.png https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368223169/figure/tb...
elzbardico 3y ago
The problem is that it is fairly difficult to do it cleanly without risking precipitating Kessler syndrome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome It is basically automatic MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) out there in space.