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Message: [QUOTE="BirdUp, post: 609340, member: 15110"] Yes, some asshole (probable state actor) could. However the resilience of the system is that the network is distributed amongst thousands of low mass satellites that are proving to be very cheap to manufacture and launch (thank you reusable launch vehicles!) So the idea is that you can simply replace them. I’d be willing to be that a rapid launch capability DoD contract is not so far off. Also the network is pretty reconfigurable as each of these spacecraft has its own propulsion. So let’s say your actor EMPs the section of sky above their nation. You could simply re task birds on the other side of the planet to create new coverage based on your now-smaller deck of cards... yeah it’s pretty much magic the gathering actually. [/QUOTE]