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dredmorbius
1831 days ago
A/K/A "rods from God" / orbital kinetic kill.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment
Possible, though problematic.
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iso1210
1831 days ago
I'd love to know if they've ever been tested in reality. If succesful (especially as a first strike), you could theoretically launch from a high apogee using cold gas to adjust your heading, and have plausible deniability.
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dredmorbius
1831 days ago
AFAICT no.
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