• Skua@kbin.earth
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    2 months ago

    The Soviet Union proved that it was able to shoot down satellites in the 60s. The technical difficulty of hitting a satellite with a missile is not really an obstacle here

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      Yeah, the Soviet union could also mass produce tanks and planes. Russia today…

      Glances at Ukraine

      Is using almost exclusively Soviet stock.

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      It may not be a problem technology wise, but do they really have the equipment today to blow up dozens of satellites?
      I seriously doubt it, Russia isn’t the Soviet Union, they seem less capable, and corruption would probably have undermined the program even if it still existed.
      And even if they can, can they also do it without harming their own and China’s geopositioning systems?

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        And even if they can, can they also do it without harming their own and China’s geopositioning systems?

        Nope, they can’t. And not only that, destroying that many satellites is almost assuredly going to trigger Kessler Syndrome and lock out space for the most part for a good long while.