Study: Space Junk Could Trigger ‘Armed Conflict’
- 8 years ago
A new study has found that the massive amounts of debris in space could damage equipment and incite political or military actions between countries; as such, the team recommends a clean-up of this junk to prevent such conflicts.
Could space junk incite conflicts between countries?
That is what one new study argues, even calling the floating material a “special political danger.”
While 23,000-plus fragments exceeding about four inches are monitored by agencies, trillions of pieces below this threshold are believed to exist.
This debris includes the remnants of previous space vehicles and missio
Could space junk incite conflicts between countries?
That is what one new study argues, even calling the floating material a “special political danger.”
While 23,000-plus fragments exceeding about four inches are monitored by agencies, trillions of pieces below this threshold are believed to exist.
This debris includes the remnants of previous space vehicles and missio