Comment by OkayPhysicist
3 hours ago
Because anybody near-peer to the US at this point has the capability to shoot down satellites, and anything launched on a classified satellite launch is a prime target.
3 hours ago
Because anybody near-peer to the US at this point has the capability to shoot down satellites, and anything launched on a classified satellite launch is a prime target.
A foreign nation shooting down a US satellite would be an act of war, regardless of whether it's a Google or CIA satellite.
but 'accidentally' bumping it with space debris would be an 'accident'.