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Mitthrawnuruo t1_j57pvez wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture

So you don’t do low orbit.

The effectiveness is quite good. We used similar devices dropped from jets to good effect.

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[deleted] t1_j57qlhu wrote

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Mitthrawnuruo t1_j57sf1l wrote

True, but is also makes them less effective due to the far lower impact speed.

Cluster bombs, are generally ground in and banned by most countries.

A tool for every job.

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