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TLDR: It's the high seas -- some cross-section of maritime law & piracy. Presumably, this means that SpaceX can & should actively defend themselves too?
by beambot 3y ago
TLDR: 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