Interplanetary Warfare

Space Warfare concepts from science fiction often involve war between planets, and we will discuss the science of that, and war inside a fully colonized solar system or Dyson Swarm.

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Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Leaving the Galaxy"
AJ Prasad, "Staring Through"
Lombus, "Amino"

[oldered]

Space Invaders taught me that I should not shoot where they are, but WHERE they WILL BE!

Seems Atari had the light lag issue figured out nearly 40 years ago!

[Horesmi]

In a grand strategy game Stellaris, it may take up to a week for a single rocket to reach an enemy fleet during space battles.

[HighwayMule]

this is the best hard sci-fi channel, you just can't get any bettor

[calebr]

I love learning all the rule #1s of warfare!

[franklinturtle]

Fallout: "War... War never changes."
Isaac Arthur: "Hold my volley of 10% the speed of light missiles."

[anderazkuna]

As i heard somewhere, accelerate a 20 kilogram slug to 1, 3 percent of the speed of light you got a 35 kiloton yelded weapon of mass destruction.. Great video

[DavidBarkland]

"giant space guns". A highly scientific term.

[sinsforeal]

I remember when there was less than a thousand subs when I subbed. You know for a fact the channel has grown not only when you see the almost 140k subs but the first comments you see on popular channels videos. It's beautiful to of seen Issac come so far. Love you man and keep the great work your videos are amazing and have a HAPPY Issac arthursday 😊

[akeden]

Rule #1 of Warfare: every rule of warfare is #1

[paulbland]

I don't understand a lot of the scientific terms Issac presents, but learn a little more every time I watch a new episode. I love this stuff!

[DigGil]

It'd be simple and annoying to the opponent to just litter their orbit with our space trash while they are on the other side of the sun. Kessler Syndrome might disable their ability to launch weapons against us!

[Sivolc]

The danger I see is in leaders underestimating their opponents in the 'first' interplanetary war, and being wiped out, but not before doing significant damage to any shared megastructures we have constructed by then. Just like how the nuclear defense developments (SDI and fallout shelters) made people feel more like using nukes, not less.

Amazing video as always!

[blackkittyfreak]

Take a shot every time he says "Rule #1 of Warfare."

[raiu]

"Which also means you've got a lot more money to spend on giant space guns." I just love your sense of humor, so thanks for being the audio I put on as I lay down to sleep.

[thesenate]

Its my birthday today. Thank you for the present Issac!

[DavidEvans_dle]

Can't wait for the "Uplifting" episode, I'm a big David Brin fan and I know Isaac Arthur will give this topic the in depth analysis of why, when, what and hows Uplifting deserves.

[prakadox]

Isaac the gunner in da house! Very nice episode. Very cool, keeping it hard sci-fi. All sorts of awesomeness here. I think this is one of those super thick episodes which needs, nay demands multiple viewings.

[InquisitorThomas]

Step 1. Exterminatus
Step 2. There is no step 2

[angewawrzyniak]

i was watching the expanse when this episode came out...

[jasontoddman]

People may not become more peaceful over time for any moral or philosophical reasons. But as society becomes more wealthy *and* that wealth is spread more evenly among the population, the root cause of war - greed - would lose force. If society becomes as widespread and wealthy as shown in videos like this one, war would become as undesired (and hopefully as rare) as widespread famine or pestilence. That may be an over-simplification of course, but I'd like to think it is at least basically correct.