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by moffkalast 722 days ago
Tragedy of the commons I guess, but it's not exactly a new idea [0]. As long as they keep control of those satelites, keep them in high decay low altitude orbits and are able to deorbit them if necessary it's not exactly a huge problem, unlike random ASAT weapon tests or collisions that litter tiny untrackable particles that will stay there for centuries and rip through anything like butter.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_West_Ford