Space Warfare Is Almost Here And It’s Profoundly Stupid

The article warns that growing militarization of space raises the risk of anti-satellite attacks in low Earth orbit.

Because so many satellites operate there, a strike could trigger uncontrollable debris collisions and a Kessler Syndrome chain reaction.

That could cripple communications, navigation, science, and military systems for decades or longer, making space hard to use.

The author says such a conflict could trap humanity on Earth by damaging the orbital infrastructure we now depend on.