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		counttheforks on Nov 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: As last module docks, China completes its space st... What happened to the US space force? I expected the US to have nukesats in orbit by now. Or maybe they do?

throwaway894345 on Nov 1, 2022 [–]

Presumably everyone already has access to enough nukes such that there isn't much of a point in investing in nukes, whether terrestrial or satellite? The arms race might lead toward building more, better interceptors?

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