Rather than interpreting “space-based weapon” as the first thing that comes in to mind and saying that’s stupid, why don’t you think about it for five minutes? Or look it up.
I was going off the link provided for ‘relativistic kill vehicles’ and assuming that not researching advanced propulsion systems having to do with space based weapons had to do with the ability to go fast. Kinetic weapons also the only type of weapon I can think of that is terribly enhanced by being in space.
As for bombs, we can already deliver a bomb of whatever type we want anywhere on Earth in 45 minutes if we feel like it. And we got fusion bombs.
As for lasers or energy weapons or something, again you run into some energy density and range issues, especially going through atmosphere. Not as severe, but its still much easier to connect it to some ground-based infrastructure if you’re gonna use it. Also fail to see what it has to do with propulsion.
‘Rods from the gods’ style orbital bunker-buster munitions can probably be just as well provided by flying atmospheric platforms from what I’ve seen, just put explosives and engines on them rather than using launch to ‘charge’ them with orbital energy.
Satellites that kill other satellites remotely or up close are quite possible. Not exactly classically destructive, just disruptive.
Bizarre-physics of some sort? I’d think that’d be more likely to come of large expensive massive ground installations.
Drawing a blank, even with the help of google, especially for ideas that have something to do with propulsion technologies. What did you have in mind?
Rather than interpreting “space-based weapon” as the first thing that comes in to mind and saying that’s stupid, why don’t you think about it for five minutes? Or look it up.
I was going off the link provided for ‘relativistic kill vehicles’ and assuming that not researching advanced propulsion systems having to do with space based weapons had to do with the ability to go fast. Kinetic weapons also the only type of weapon I can think of that is terribly enhanced by being in space.
As for bombs, we can already deliver a bomb of whatever type we want anywhere on Earth in 45 minutes if we feel like it. And we got fusion bombs.
As for lasers or energy weapons or something, again you run into some energy density and range issues, especially going through atmosphere. Not as severe, but its still much easier to connect it to some ground-based infrastructure if you’re gonna use it. Also fail to see what it has to do with propulsion.
‘Rods from the gods’ style orbital bunker-buster munitions can probably be just as well provided by flying atmospheric platforms from what I’ve seen, just put explosives and engines on them rather than using launch to ‘charge’ them with orbital energy.
Satellites that kill other satellites remotely or up close are quite possible. Not exactly classically destructive, just disruptive.
Bizarre-physics of some sort? I’d think that’d be more likely to come of large expensive massive ground installations.
Drawing a blank, even with the help of google, especially for ideas that have something to do with propulsion technologies. What did you have in mind?