if I understand correctly, this is a really straightforward attack (the bearing ball version at least—the nuclear weapon version is obviously less accessible). shouldn’t basically any spacefaring country be able to do this? in fact, even any private citizen could if they manage to sneak it past the regulators? though maybe this is just strictly dominated by bioweapon risk (more tractable + impactful)
Yes any spacefaring country, probably not most private citizens given the ITAR controls that are already put on rocket tech to regulate ballistic missiles. As for bioweapons, they’re higher on the escalation ladder and harder to control. Will be sure to think about it more and cover this
if I understand correctly, this is a really straightforward attack (the bearing ball version at least—the nuclear weapon version is obviously less accessible). shouldn’t basically any spacefaring country be able to do this? in fact, even any private citizen could if they manage to sneak it past the regulators? though maybe this is just strictly dominated by bioweapon risk (more tractable + impactful)
Yes any spacefaring country, probably not most private citizens given the ITAR controls that are already put on rocket tech to regulate ballistic missiles. As for bioweapons, they’re higher on the escalation ladder and harder to control. Will be sure to think about it more and cover this