posted on Dec, 13 2012 @ 01:13 PM
What's all the talk about shooting down satellites?
1. It's orbital microgravity and shooting it would not make it go 'down'.
2. As Phage mentioned, it'd just create lots of smaller pieces like a shotgun blast of debris pellets that would serve as further hazard to other
orbiting platforms where atm, it's just one easily trackable bullet.
3. Sorting it would involve forcing it to deorbit, or parking it in a safe orbit posing no hazard to other platforms.
tinfoil hat: sorting it Machiavellian style could involve intercept, subtle guidance, possible armament with something nasty, and aiming it at a
target of opportunity ... like Mecca, where big disaster could then be soundly blamed on N. Korea.
Temple at Mecca destroyed?
Holy war imminent?
Yep. It was N. Korea.
crackpot Dictator vs Religious Fanatics
who would win?
Certainly there's lots of targets of opportunity that could spark off conflict with N. Korea and nation X. What targets would be most profitable to
aim a purpose armed rogue satellite from N. Korea where N. Korea takes the blame and gets embroiled in conflict possibly ending the regime?
'Merika could aim satellite at itself for such justification, but, it'd be cheaper to have someone else like an enemy state, Muslim fanatics do all
the fighting for you no?
That's all tin-foil hatishness though.
Satellite will orbit, decay, and likely splash somewhere harmless.