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1. blibbl+(OP)
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2026-02-03 23:53:10
presumably the UK could figure out how to remove the top of a trident missile and replace it with a load of ball bearings
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>>mr_toa+Ua
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2. mr_toa+Ua
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2026-02-04 00:58:39
>>blibbl+(OP)
Tridents can reach mach 19. Orbital velocity is more like mach 100.
Not that the UK manufactures trident missiles anyway.
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3. blibbl+Yb
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2026-02-04 01:04:36
>>mr_toa+Ua
if only you could put some sort of explosive charge on the top
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4. eeL3bo+vq
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2026-02-04 02:53:49
>>mr_toa+Ua
27720km/h orbital velocity is Mach 22.4 at a sea level speed of sound
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5. adastr+LE
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2026-02-04 05:11:07
>>mr_toa+Ua
Orbital velocity is nowhere near mach 100.
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6. kuschk+q31
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2026-02-04 08:52:03
>>mr_toa+Ua
You don't need orbital velocity to blow satellites away. Just do a well-timed suborbital launch against the satellite's orbit, and the satellite will provide most of the kinetic energy.
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