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minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·2 years agowhy would you need a Nuke against a satellite? youd think a good laser would do pretty well in close proximity with a lot less debris
minus-squareAllonzeeLV@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-22 years agoWidespread EMP could take out many satellites at once. A nuclear detonation is just the only practical way to generate a giant one.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoThe magic part is that you launch the nuke through the satellite, then it falls back to earth on top of your enemy. Or perhaps the debris is the point?
minus-squareEdibleFriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoI mean… The nuke would work though
minus-squarelemmylommy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoToo big and too high power requirements
why would you need a Nuke against a satellite? youd think a good laser would do pretty well in close proximity with a lot less debris
Widespread EMP could take out many satellites at once.
A nuclear detonation is just the only practical way to generate a giant one.
The magic part is that you launch the nuke through the satellite, then it falls back to earth on top of your enemy.
Or perhaps the debris is the point?
I mean… The nuke would work though
Too big and too high power requirements
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