Neil deGrasse Tyson On War In Space 🤔

[minutesbits]

Last famous words: Oh no the wind changed 😂

[CptApplestrudl]

People in charge and at war dont care about "future me"- problems. You have to win and survive NOW.

[mcahill]

In the Pixar animated feature “Wallee” it depicts all the space junk in orbit around Earth. Somebody was thinking there.

[robert-zjef]

While he is correct, he is thinking conventionally. High energy, lasers, cyber- virus or some other method which simply disables the satellite is the way to go!

[davidcanfield]

Obviously, Neil is not a military strategist. The history has been, blow-up stuff now, worry later.

[dakotahballard]

Assuming the people in change are rational agents*

[actionbob]

He's trying to use logic. War in itself isnt logical. Its the complete oppisite.

Hes completely wrong.

[OTDMilitaryHistory]

But then they put gas in shells and fired it with more precision. My point is they will find a way to get it done.

[tedneb]

Satellites can be completely.disabled without physically shattering them in thousands of pieces. He didn't think through his premise.

[ericbradley]

You can have a weapon that attaches and knocks the satellite out of orbit. It burns up in the atmosphere!

[feezy]

So you’re telling me Star Wars was all a lie? 😭

[jeremycanterohioprospecting]

They need to do something along the lines of what they're doing in the ocean making machine that catches the waist leftover parts and collect them all up so it can be recycled and reused maybe in space

[timebolt]

Yes, I saw Gravity and its bloody terrifying

[josuerodriguez]

You can make a weapon that nets around the satélite and can burn or melt the satélite enough to render useless. Like Predators net

[DogglesistheBest]

Rofl and he thinks that's going to stop humanity from doing this

[JakeSanMartin]

Just for context, he gave this response when asked if he has cable TV or not.

[notanveershaik]

For context someone asked him for a hotspot

[Me-xyjh]

How about a non-destructive weapon which simply disables the satellite?

[whyme]

That's M.A.D

Mutually assured destruction

[jackravage]

Can't we just throw a bucket of water at it. I highly doubt they're waterproof.
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