US Officials: A Russian Rocket Launch Last Week Likely Deployed A Space Weapon - eviltoast
  • nonailsleft@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    Are you sceptical about the part where Russia can put a satellite into orbit or the part where they can make a nuclear bomb?

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      7 months ago

      The part where they can put a a nuclear bomb on a satellite. Or that it would work even if they somehow pulled it off

      • nonailsleft@lemm.ee
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        7 months ago

        We’re replying to a comment that states the US pulled it off 60 years ago

        • slurpinderpin@lemmy.world
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          7 months ago

          No read that again buddy. We blew up a nuke in space. We didn’t send it on a rocket attached to a satellite

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            7 months ago

            Do you know of some special secret law of thermodynamics that prevents us from putting a nuclear bomb in orbit?

      • evranch@lemmy.ca
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        7 months ago

        During the Cold War, Russia launched quite a few nuclear powered satellites, and I mean real fission reactors, not just RTGs. Apparently they’re still up there and possibly still generating power. So it’s pretty much a proven fact.