Doug Bostrom

"US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year."

Tragically and comically optimistic. Apparently this prediction only includes ionizing radiation problems, not the spectacular cloud of orbit-denying fragments that inevitably will propagate from thousands of "noncooperative" spacecraft with their trajectories shaped by the vagaries of gravity anomalies etc.

#OrbitalDebris
#OrbitalConflict
@sundogplanets

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/a-new-us-military-wargame-series-began-by-simulating-a-nuclear-weapon-in-orbit/

A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit

US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.

Ars Technica
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Show threadUlrich Best3h ago
@Doug_Bostrom @sundogplanets I believe there is an object underneath orbit called a "planet" which features organic life. It'd be great if all military forces would refrain from detonating any nuclear devices in its vicinity or on it.