• Maven (famous)@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I also think the US should be launching less stuff. The difference either way is that the US is putting up functional items with thrusters to help it move around and avoid obstacles while North Korea is putting up junk that will just ram into stuff.

    Notably, the US has always been hypocritical, calling them out for that doesn’t actually mean anything anymore. Everyone knows the US sucks already, this time they just happened to suck and be right about how we shouldn’t be letting nonfunctioning hazards be launched into space.

    • avrachan@lemmings.world
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      1 year ago

      okay so what if their launch was a failure? they are allowed to try and fail. they might learn from this and launch again and have something useful.

      Why is North Korea condemned for doing absolutely normal activities every state engages in?

      • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Because launching satellites is very similar technology to launching ICBMs. They have a nuclear program and are trying to miniaturize their bomb to fit on the missile. Developing ICBMs would not be great for world peace, although China would probably tell them to sit down and be quiet.