The kind of LEO satellites that’s being considered here wouldn’t have such a big issue with space debris. In very low earth orbit the orbits decay rapidly, so d

The kind of LEO satellites that’s being considered here wouldn’t have such a big issue with space debris. In very low earth orbit the orbits decay rapidly, so debris is cleared fairly quickly. And using these low orbits is something SpaceX is in a unique position to exploit. SpaceX doesn’t care if the satellite falls down after 5 years because they can realistically replace a full constellation for a reasonable price within 5 years anyway. Having spy satellites in low orbits is also something that only works if you can launch hundreds or thousands of them since each one will cover a fairly small area. Again, something only SpaceX can realistically maintain. In fact, I think making higher orbits unusable for satellites would be extremely beneficial for USA right now, since they’re the only one who would have the capability of operating satellites in that environment without bankrupting themselves.