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gumol t1_j8xkym4 wrote

Reply to comment by OudeStok in Where does space really begin? Chinese spy balloon highlights legal fuzziness of ‘near space’ by HarpuasGhost

meh, it's not like the US had to purchase the missile specifically for this shootdown.

It was basically just a big training exercise for the US military.

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charaznable1249 t1_j8ygpzq wrote

If this becomes a more commonplace thing, I wonder if a high power laser would be the move as far as cost effectiveness. Or just for my sheer entertainment 🔫

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AlexHanson007 t1_j8xroua wrote

You don't think they buy replacements once they've been used?

Edit: imagine being so upset by a basic question that you feel you have to downvote it. Some people are weird.

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gumol t1_j8xru9z wrote

they also buy replacements if they haven’t been used

missiles don’t last forever

US military buys 600 Sidewinders a year

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gerkletoss t1_j8xytc9 wrote

This is now a live-fire exercise the pilot doesn't need

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