"What is a space weapon, and who has them?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 28 May 2020 9:23 p.m. PST |
"With the increasing militarization of space, there have been a number of efforts to find an international agreement to create controls on the use of space weaponry. But there's a problem: How do you create a meaningful framework for a treaty against space weapons if no one defines them the same way? It's an issue that Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies tackles in a new paper, first viewed by C4ISRNET, in which he attempts to create a taxonomy of space weapons…"
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| JMcCarroll | 29 May 2020 3:57 p.m. PST |
I have one. Don't tell anyone, |
| Covert Walrus | 30 May 2020 2:13 a.m. PST |
Interesting that there's no mention that Russia and China have space forces and have hade for decades; Probably because russia's is broke and basically just runs spy sats, and China's People's Liberataion Army Special Support Service Space Systems Division is to damn long to remember. |
| StarCruiser | 30 May 2020 8:54 a.m. PST |
Hate to inform you but, anyone that has ANYTHING in orbit that can be controlled from the ground – has a space weapon. All you have to do is reposition a satellite in the way of another one and BOOM! Both are toast… |
robert piepenbrink  | 30 May 2020 3:17 p.m. PST |
Heinlein wrote that a tool--or a weapon--is a way of manipulating energy. Sufficient mass in orbit is a LOT of energy. With less mass, StarCruiser is perfectly right. Is it a weapon if it can take out or weather, communication and GPS satellites? If not, why not? |
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