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RE: Deep Dives | Wikileaks Archive | The X-37B and the New Space Arms Race
I don't really see why a hypersonic nuke is more scary than a supersonic or subsonic one (or one in a shipping container).
They all wreck your day in the same way when they explode!
The only issue is whether it can penetrate your missile defences.
But seeing as very few countries even have missile defences able to take an normal ICBM, it hardly matters for most people.
I can't really argue with you on this point, they all wreck your day for sure.
A new arms race in space does, however, contribute to further development of nuclear weapons. A tit-for-tat sort of situation. I just feel this increases the chances of accidents in orbit, in the atmosphere and on the ground.
But you're right, it doesn't make much of a difference even if a missile defense system shoots down any rocket, hypersonic or conventional, the result is the same. We either have a nuclear strike on our hands or a nuclear weapon detonated in the atmosphere raining down on us.