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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 09:53:16 JST Ars Technica

   Trump directs the Pentagon to come up with a plan for space-based weapons
   The White House bills this as an "Iron Dome for America." It's a lot more than that.
   https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/trump-directs-the-pentagon-to-come-up-with-a-plan-for-space-based-weapons/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • D Whatson (dwhatson@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 10:08:44 JST D Whatson

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     @arstechnica Putting weapons in space? We all know that's not going to end well.

   • Brokar (brokar@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 15:34:46 JST Brokar

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     @arstechnica Anyone remember the Stargate episode about when Daniel built an orbital defense grid andthen started to destroy non-conformant country's capitals? Gladly that was just a TV episode and he was just dreaming.
     But where will that end? Because China will do the same and possibly India and Russia too. They want to be able to defend themselves against what will come from the USA.

   • Tom Anderson (tjanderson@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jan-2025 22:19:03 JST Tom Anderson

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     @arstechnica the dystopian future is here.