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> The questioner specifically asked how the US military might respond if Russia attacked SpaceX's Starlink broadband network > Saltzman didn't directly address
by josefresco 3y ago
> The questioner specifically asked how the US military might respond if Russia attacked SpaceX's Starlink broadband network
> Saltzman didn't directly address the scenario posed in the question
> In a modern war, "there are going to be commercial entities, commercial organizations, commercial capabilities and assets that get caught up in the conflicts," Saltzman said. "Space is no different than sea lanes. It’s no different than civilian airliner traffic in Europe right now. The US has a long history of saying we’re going to protect the things that we need to be successful. So it would stand to reason that that same philosophy would extend into space, and I have no reason to believe that that will be different.”
Not much here, just a reasonable, seasoned response expertly crafted to avoid using SpaceX as a specific example. A+
- beambot 3y agoTLDR: It's the high seas -- some cross-section of maritime law & piracy. Presumably, this means that SpaceX can & should actively defend themselves too?
- tw04 3y agoSure, but much like the high seas, Space-X trying to acquire the space version of a "modern missile destroyer" will likely violate many laws, so their ability to "defend themselves" will be fairly limited. Could they on paper start launching satellite destroying drones into space? Yes. Would the US military and political apparatus ever allow them to do so? Absolutely not (unless they're launching them FOR the government).
- giraffe_lady 3y agoHow does that follow? The US just confirmed they will do it. Why spend money on something you know someone else is going to do for you?
- nico 3y agoBecause that “protection” is not going to be free, it will come (if it isn’t already), with a lot of strings attached Having their own protection could potentially buy them a little more independence