Predictably disappointing, the Outer Space Treaty was too vague and toothless as a cornerstone of space legislation.

So we're just gonna accept instant Kessler syndrome on the opening of a war between two space powers? Cool. Coolcoolcool. Love this.

The one place capitalism couldn’t taint, has been tainted by capitalism…

Weapons in space.

No universal healthcare.

Massive wealth disparity only getting worse.

Women losing rights.

Democracy threatened.

Inflation.

Student debt epidemic.

Poison food.

Resurging racism.

Climate change.

Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

"Good evening, I'm Jess Perkins with Casey Wong. Top story: Santa Barbara. 10,000 acres of wooded residential land were scorched in an instant when a laser cannon aboard the Strategic Defense Peace Platform misfired today during routine startup tests. Casey?"

"Yes, it was a day of mourning for the families of 113 known dead at this hour. Among them: two former United States presidents who had retired in the Santa Barbara area. A day of mourning for a country."

Does this at least mean we can work with China again for space stuff? Wasn't the whole rationale for NOT working with them on ISS etc that they were deploying weapons in space, or is this one of those predictable "rules for thee and not for me" scenarios?

And we're believing anything this administration claims?

So...space lasers?

Really annoying how certain media outlets treat every single thing the US military says as fact without independently verifying it themselves

Kessler syndrome, here we come.

What weapons, has this been interdependently verified? Doesn't seem either is known by this article so for now just take it with a grain of salt.

I mean, it’s not like a bunch of Starlink satellites couldn’t be a weapon if you really wanted them to be. Adjust course just enough and boom, no more target.

Was bound to happen. Honestly surprised it took this long.

Meink did not provide specifics on the weapons and, when asked to expand, refused to provide additional details.

Aww, was hoping for some broad strokes. If I had to guess, they focus on anti-satellite arms. Small missile launchers and lasers come to mind. (lasers work significantly better in space, though getting the power and cooling for them is much harder)

Edit: I just remembered a notable part of Golden Dome is to have ballistic missile protection in the mid-course phase, which necessitates the interceptors loitering in space.

Just in time for the end of the world. Trump is an enemy of not just America but of humanity.

So if you carry a US smartphone, you can be targeted from space.

The US deployed weapons in space decades ago.

It's worthless. What are you gonna do throw solar panels?