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NATO chief is worried about Russian space nukes (www.politico.eu)

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“We are aware of reports that Russia is examining the possibility of placing nuclear weapons in space,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag in an interview published Saturday. Welt is a sister publication of POLITICO in the Axel Springer Group.

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[–] Mearuu@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That’s not how orbital mechanics works.

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

Right. If you're in geostationary orbit above your target, when you descend, the atmosphere should slow you down relative to the planet's spin, and you'll be way off.

Source < 8 hrs of KSP. :D

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Nitpicking.

Maybe I should have not used "directly".