[JumpCrisscross]

> One satellite wouldn't "ruin LEO for everybody"

Why would it be one satellite? Many countries consider LEO sovereign airspace. And there would be international cover from countries like China and Russia.

If potting sats becomes normalised it ceases to be something that can be privately financed.

[lupusreal]

I responded to "Until one of them shoots down ONE OF his satellites and ruins LEO for everybody." And furthermore, the rest of my comment covers a scenario where many satellites are hit instead of just one.

[JumpCrisscross]

The precedent is set once one is shot down. At that moment, SpaceX loses control over Starlink because it becomes clear its decisions carry military implications for America as a whole. (Nobody will expropriate it. But laws would need to be passed to ensure Bezos going on a bender won’t start WWIII.)