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eigenspaceyesterday at 11:18 AM1 replyview on HN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment

The idea is to use tungsten because of the high melting point and hardness so that it survives re-entry in order to best strike the rival datacentre.


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kergonathyesterday at 11:10 PM

This has zero advantage over drones or ICBMs. It’s a joke, a Cold War fever dream.