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Originally posted by DelayedReaction
What good is an orbiting death ray when your targets are hiding in a densly populated area?
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If we don't care about the "shielding", then that doesn't matter, does it.
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I would prefer space remain unweaponized. Despite the stratgic value and utter coolness factor, space should be commercialized before it is militarized. Putting that money into developments that would benefit everyone, and not just defense, would be more beneficial to society.
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Even military research benefits everyone, eventually. We can make a long list of such benefits if you like.
Space will be "weaponized". That's not a question. The question is, who will do it. Would you prefer the Chinese get to it before others?