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ohiotechie t1_ixmjmm6 wrote

Reply to comment by AeternusDoleo in China’s space station will run high-energy beam experiment for controversial solar power plant: chief scientist by Soupjoe5

Hasn’t communication satellite killing missiles already done that? (Serious question not sarcasm).

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AeternusDoleo t1_ixmju3b wrote

Those are surface to space. Not space based as far as I'm aware. This is potentially a weapon that can strike from orbit, if it can deliver enough concentrated power at a specific location.

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ToastyMustache t1_ixpo96y wrote

Hell, it doesn’t even need to do orbital strikes; if the beam is powerful enough it can affect other satellites.

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