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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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On 9/17/2024 5:51 PM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> On 2024-09-17, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> The USA owns LEO right now.
>>>
>>> Didn't we sign a UN treaty in 1963 regarding that?
>>
>> Treaty, schmeaty.  All things get dropped in case of war.
>> He who owns the high ground has a huge advantage.
> 
> Does orbit qualify as high ground?  You'd think a defining property
> of high ground is that things want to move down from there.  That
> is, if I loosen a rock, it will roll down.  If I loosen a rock in
> orbit, it will stay in orbit with me.

Only if that rock maintains speed.  If that rock slows down, lookout below !

I was thinking more of Jerry Pournelle's old "Rods From The Gods" program.

Lynn