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@pfau Not destroying, but rather using it as a shield. The reasoning was that it could provide an easy defense against incoming missiles. Starfish prime was a crazy experiment. It was successful, also recognized aa insane, and was partly responsible for ban on above ground testing.
1:24 AM · Jul 16, 2026@pfau It destroyed around 30-40% of all low earth orbit satellites within a few months. So "successful" above is meant only in a narrow sense.
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