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Originally Posted by bobcat
although if the soviets wanted to ensure polyus wasn't seen as a violation of the treaty they could have claimed it was as a preventative measure against kessler syndrome as by that point there was enough orbital debris for the aeronautics community to consider it as a potential threat. and yes i keep mentioning kessler syndrome for a reason.
kessler syndrome
this can destroy the majority of existing space platforms and even prevent future launches for generations. its a safe assumption that if the twilight war did occur then this would be considered a viable option to defeat ICBM launches ast debris from ASAT missions and ICBM launches began to prevent replacement satellites from reaching orbit. |
Although could be argued that Polybus as an orbital laser armed spacecraft designed to destroy NATO satellites would have contributed to the Kessler Syndrome itself.