Space-weapons

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space-weapons

Title text: Reading about plans for space militarization prior to ICBMs were developing is both an enormous relief and a terrible disappointment.

Votey

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Lasers take too much chemical fuel per shot to be worthit, kinetic weapons require too many satellites to be able to target quickly, and missiles in space aren't really better than missiles on the ground. Oh, and deflecting asteroids is expensive, risky, easy to detect, and probably kills everyone. And, all of this was true when you asked me yesterday and the day before. Now can we please talk about the budget instead of space weapons?

I don't wanna!

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Caption: This is why I shouldn't be president.

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Okay but say we bounce the lasers off giant relay mirrors in space, then the mirrors-

No!

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