[georgeg23]

Studies I've seen are not so clear that an EMP would kill many satellites. They would raise radiation levels 10x over normal for few months, but most Starlink satellites would be fine (as seen in the last solar CME event).

[verdverm]

The US tested a nuke in space, dubbed Starfish Prime

It took out 3 satellites initially (there were very few at the time)

> In the months that followed, these man-made radiation belts eventually caused six or more satellites to fail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime#After_effects

[throw9474]

So it killed 5% of satellites initially and 15% in 6 months?

[verdverm]

unintentionally, with 1 nuke from the 60s

Today, with modern nukes, if one was intentional, they could disrupt or destroy the space ecosystem