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Comment by victorbjorklund

7 hours ago

Their competitors isn’t other satellite in most cases. It’s fiber, 5G and so on.

Starlink's main goal isn't consumer internet, it's being the backbone for Golden Dome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dome_(missile_defense_s...

  • > Of course that's terrifying...

    Why would you be "terrified" of space-based ballistic missile defense? Seems a lot better than ground-based interceptors that have a not-great rate of interception.

  • For trillions of dollars, Golden Dome is unlikely to be effective at interception, but it destabilizes MAD and can be used as a global prompt strike offense weapon.

    So, worth it?