02-25-2019, 03:13 PM
A strange game.
The only winning move is not to play.
The only winning move is not to play.
Russian Hypersonic Target In Hawaii
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02-25-2019, 03:13 PM
A strange game.
The only winning move is not to play.
02-25-2019, 03:53 PM
quote: The US military does not use the commercial GPS satellites! We have several separate systems. No one can take out enough of them to matter.
02-25-2019, 04:11 PM
The US military does not use the commercial GPS satellites!
I didn’t say they did. We have several separate systems. No one can take out enough of them to matter. Some sources believe China will very soon have the capacity to take out every US military comm satellite.* Others are slightly more cautious, but not by much: "If you were an adversary attacking the US, you'd start by attacking satellites," said Singer. "The first shots in a war between the US and China or Russia, no one would likely hear." China and Russia also rely on space systems for numerous functions, but the US is more heavily dependent. Chinese and Russian jets still use analogue systems in their older jets and tanks and boats, and could operate better without satellites. The US would then be able to quickly replace downed satellites with smaller, cheaper ones that would simultaneously create more, lower-value targets for adversaries to find and destroy. And that is where the Keaau launch site would come in. It would be a great asset, one of several small rocket facilities around the world, that would get American air, sea, and land navigation up and running https://www.businessinsider.com/space-ra...us-2017-07 * https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/c...pace-27182
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves
02-25-2019, 04:18 PM
If the GPS or other military satellites in low earth were taken out, i.e., blown up, then I don't think even existing launch sites or the proposed Keaau launch site would be much good. There'd likely be too much orbital debris for anything to survive in that orbit.
Look up the Kessler syndrome.
02-25-2019, 04:39 PM
Only thing that has kept world intact with ultimate destruction as the end game, is people like you are not allowed near tha Button! Why Trump is there is the 64,000 dollar conundrum. Small launch site in Puna? No problem.
02-25-2019, 05:06 PM
I'm not sure what you mean, waawaawah. I've never wanted to be near the button nor do I have any intention of starting a nuclear war, even if I could.
02-25-2019, 05:36 PM
Look up the Kessler syndrome.
Watch Gravity.. great movie. You'll get the point.
02-25-2019, 05:40 PM
The very beginning of Gravity was fine, i.e., the bit when the shuttle was hit by debris from a destroyed satellite. The rest was utter nonsense.
02-25-2019, 06:28 PM
02-26-2019, 03:24 AM
quote: Nope ! US military uses the same GPS satellites that everyone else uses, though they do have access to more precise positioning data from those very same satellites. |
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