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WaitingForNormal t1_iy3qzje wrote
Headline from the future: “Russia Threatens to Nuke the Moon. American Political Outcast Trump says “It’s a Good Idea, Moon is Woke.”
FuturologyBot t1_iy3smn5 wrote
The following submission statement was provided by /u/Gari_305:
From the Article
>It would no longer be “life as we know it” if a space war destroyed the satellites that the world now relies on, space commanders have warned, and China and Russia have demonstrated that they’re capable of doing just that.
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>Top brass from the US and Canada are in Sydney for an Australian Strategic Policy Institute conference on space as the new frontier in “commerce, industry, competition and war”. They have discussed the importance of working with allies, including Australia, to counter the threats posed by space war.
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elchignacio t1_iy3zp34 wrote
My wife and I are currently reading Eon by Greg Bear. The book seems lot more prescient in light of all that’s going on right now.
afterjustnow t1_iy41moa wrote
Does that mean social media would be impacted if a war in space broke out?
BrawndoOhnaka t1_iy4md4x wrote
Saving this as I've been meaning to get to that.
BKGPrints t1_iy4mwn3 wrote
It was as if millions of status updates tried to be posted and were suddenly silenced.
BKGPrints t1_iy4n2zp wrote
Is TDS the new version of Godwin's Law?
ShiroTheCrow t1_iy4o5cl wrote
How does that work? Do you read to each other? Stay on the same page ‘till you’re both ready to turn it? Each have your own book? Listen to the audiobook together?
BKGPrints t1_iy4plrc wrote
Of course it would.
Though, while Russia demonstrated that it has a capability, there are strong doubts on Russia's ability to maintain that capability.
China does have more capability to do so but so does the United States on a much larger scale. And just like with MAD and the threat of the use of nuclear weapons during the Cold War with the Soviet Union, the Chinese government is just as susceptible to the vulnerabilities of a space war as the United States.
Though, if it gets to that level of type of warfare, the situation on the ground is already much worse that it won't make much difference of the immediate effects.
elchignacio t1_iy4tjqg wrote
I started reading novels out loud to my wife in the evenings about five years ago and haven’t looked back. We’ve read quite a few books in that time.
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juxtoppose t1_iy57lgr wrote
That is really weird if your wife isn’t blind, but kind of cool.
ShiroTheCrow t1_iy57m30 wrote
That’s sweet. Glad you guys can share that!
juxtoppose t1_iy580b9 wrote
If you look at it from Russia’s perspective in a decade of sanctions they will be bordering on Stone Age and have nothing to lose.
elchignacio t1_iy5870y wrote
It’s only weird if you make it weird. Society at large used to be run on verbal storytelling. It’s only been very recently that humanity as a whole has gotten away from being mostly verbal storytellers. We do this instead of watching TV and have discovered it’s far more intimate.
juxtoppose t1_iy58wic wrote
Absolutely, it’s just not something that occurred to me, didn’t mean to sound like I was criticising, I should have said unusual, though it may not be.
elchignacio t1_iy59e68 wrote
No worries. You did say it’s kind of cool, which it is. I highly recommend reading out loud to your SO if they’re open to it.
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BKGPrints t1_iy5bnh8 wrote
If the rumors are true about Putin's health, it won't take a decade before change comes in Russia.
The concern will be that with all the control he's had, there will definitely be a vacuum created for control.
HistoryAndScience t1_iy5u7gu wrote
Whether we like it or not, space has been militarized. The US needs to create a galactic marine corps/army/whatever and prepare for the future. It’s not satire, the future is here and it’s dark af
Potatotornado20 t1_iy706hf wrote
Anvil of Stars is also great. Both books pose game theory scenarios between great powers
WaitingForNormal t1_iy7xqfe wrote
Ha, you’re right, trump does wish he was hitler.
BKGPrints t1_iy8599d wrote
If that's your opinion, you're welcome to it but has nothing to do with the topic.
WaitingForNormal t1_iy86tu2 wrote
So, you think trump would support nuking the moon?
BKGPrints t1_iy8813s wrote
I don't know nor care because he's not in a position to do so and I don't need to revolve everything around him.
WaitingForNormal t1_iy9w597 wrote
Oh, then why did you suggest it? Anyway, trump’s a traitor, have a good day.
BKGPrints t1_iya5mkn wrote
Good luck on that TDS and letting it control you. 😉
WaitingForNormal t1_iya5x4h wrote
What is tds?
BKGPrints t1_iya6qdn wrote
You know what it is. No need to pretend the ignorance. Nice try, though.
WaitingForNormal t1_iyaf8ip wrote
Yes, tiny dick syndrome. I get it, take a pill or something.
BKGPrints t1_iyahucs wrote
Sure. Good luck.
Gari_305 OP t1_iy3odxw wrote
From the Article
>It would no longer be “life as we know it” if a space war destroyed the satellites that the world now relies on, space commanders have warned, and China and Russia have demonstrated that they’re capable of doing just that.
>
>Top brass from the US and Canada are in Sydney for an Australian Strategic Policy Institute conference on space as the new frontier in “commerce, industry, competition and war”. They have discussed the importance of working with allies, including Australia, to counter the threats posed by space war.