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Weapons in space
By Rasputin814 on 1/19/2012 11:23:20 AM , Rating: 3
Weapons in space is inevitable.

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By MrBlastman on 1/19/2012 12:48:04 PM , Rating: 2
What about the flaming poopoids on re-entry. Hmm. On second thought maybe we shouldn't be discussing re-entry in the context of poop. Yuck.

There will be a policy for it though, yep, there probably will.

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RE: Weapons in space
By Solandri on 1/19/2012 12:48:18 PM , Rating: 2
Putting something into low earth orbit costs about $3,000-$10,000 per pound. Almost any weapon can be delivered more cheaply via ground, sea, or air. Even the satellite killing missiles are cheaper launched from a plane into a ballistic trajectory (so they don't have to reach orbital velocity), rather than parking them in orbit.

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RE: Weapons in space
By TSS on 1/20/2012 11:15:34 AM , Rating: 2
Thing is though you can kill anything on the sea/ground/air from the sea/ground/air.

Put a laser point-defence sattelite in orbit and you're not going to shoot it down from the ground. Such systems already exist for on the ground, and in space atmospheric disturbance and fuel (atleast electricity) are far smaller problems then they are on the ground.

Then it's just a matter of choosing your method of destruction for on the ground. Personally i would go for a massive railgun. You could make a UAV resupply drone for the ammunition. Long range energy weapons are still too far away.

RE: Weapons in space
By Paj on 1/23/2012 7:32:10 AM , Rating: 3
Theres problem with that approach though. How would you test it? Would be difficult to test a massive space to ground laser without anyone noticing.

How would you maintain it? The US would struggle, having no reusable spaceborne vessel anymore. Same problem with kinetic ammunition if that's what it would use. Maintenance/refuelling would be frightfully expensive.

They're struggling enough trying to build a new plane. Easier/cheaper to just launch a cruise missile.

