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Weapon Travels at Mach 10
The “Rods from the Sky” project involves dropping tungsten rods from satellites. Each rod would be about 6 meters long and 30 centimeters in diameter, reaching Earth at a theoretical speed of 10 times the speed of sound and causing destruction through impact energy, without explosives. But cost and technical hurdles stand in its way: placing a single projectile in orbit could cost at least $82 million, while simulations suggest its destructive impact would be limited and nowhere near that of nuclear weapons. No programs to revive the project have been announced, but advances in launch and guidance technologies are bringing the debate over weaponizing space back into focus and raising fears of a new arms race.
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