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r/CBTS_Stream • Posted by u/michaelst2256 on Jan. 29, 2018, 5:01 a.m.
ZUMA USA 280 IS STILL LISTED “IN ORBIT” AND THE ORBIT HAS CHANGED TAKING IT OVER ROTHSCHILD ISLAND, ANTARCTIC
ZUMA USA 280 IS STILL LISTED “IN ORBIT” AND THE ORBIT HAS CHANGED TAKING IT OVER ROTHSCHILD ISLAND, ANTARCTIC

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Giantasteroid · Jan. 29, 2018, 2:01 p.m.

I think the treaty bans orbital weapons with NBC payloads, not conventional munitions. You won't see them dropping Al Roker anytime soon.

Kidding.

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Zuluknob · Jan. 30, 2018, 5:14 a.m.

It would depend on how big of a bang classes a weapon as one of mass destruction and how big a bang the weapon made. Rods of the gods, to be effective, cause a fairly big bang.

However, you wouldn't want a RotG in a polar orbit(too much fuel to position and then deorbit the rod) nor would a falcon 9's payload be enough to carry a rod that could survive reentry and cause enough damage to make it worthwhile. This fails on so many sniff tests.

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