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Experts assess Russian nuclear space threat
- throwaway937372 3y agoThis is Russia's response to Starlink and the Space Development Agency's (SDA) plan to restart the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink#Military_capabilities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink#Military_capabilities Elon has had his fingers in it since SpaceX's very first contract--with the DARPA Falcon Project (for Prompt Global Strike). The SDA founder, Michael D. Griffin has been a sort of shadow figure at SpaceX since it's inception. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career