Maybe China will think a bit smarter. Hack the satellites and deorbit them. Seems way fucking easier. How many chinese made components are in starlink satellites you reckon, tens of thousands?
It is not enough to have "a component" for it to be hackable, you need a "platform".
this is why Intel ME is such a huge trojan horse
in any case, the point is that if there is a war for taiwan and USA gets into tit, we may end up without starlink
Elon: "Hmmm... Maybe I should just launch a few bundles of 1" rebar, and then deorbit them myself over Beijing. Then just say, "Hey, don't look at me. They did it themselves. They said they were going to. They must have fucked it up."
Know what the difference is between a satellite launch vehicle and a ballistic missile? None whatsoever.
Don't pick fights with anybody that can put heavy shit into space over your head whenever they want.
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