Russian space chief says he could let International Space Station crash into US if sanctions proceed

[TheBlackAdder]

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On Thursday, amid new announcements of sanctions on the Russian economy by the United States and NATO in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, Dimitry Rogozin, the chief of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, made an eyebrow-raising threat: that if the sanctions continue, Russia could stop maintaining the orbit of the International Space Station and allow it to crash into the United States.

"If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the United States or Europe?" tweeted Rogozin in Russian. "There is also the option of dropping a 500-ton structure on India or China. Do you want to threaten them with such a prospect? The ISS does not fly over Russia, so all the risks are yours. Are you ready for them?"

https://www.rawstory.com/russia-sanctions-2656787558/

Not only is that a threat, it is an avoidable event that they would let happen.

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[JoanofArgh]

1. Fuck these sociopathic assholes

[Jspur]

2. Those idiots I wonder if they realize dropping that Satellite on

the US would be an act of war.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Second rate Bond villain.

The one who gets tossed in the shark tank in the first act.

[Budi]

24. LOL... that's funny

Thanks for the humor.

[Dial H For Hero]

4. The chances of any of it actually causing any significant damage would be extraordinarily low.

[ck4829]

5. Sounds pretty upset and... hurt. Like these sanctions are hurting.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. Yep. Someone seems to be losing their shit already.

[Budi]

23. That's what it sounds like alright! Now they're resorting to throwing things

We know how those fights end.
Someone's gonna be lying on the floor sobbing...
How embarrassing.

[TheBlackAdder]

26. Texas population approx. 30M vs. Russia's 145M. The GDP of Texas is higher than all of Russia.

[Harker]

6. Not much for cooperative international science, that one. n/t

[Mr.Bill]

19. He may have been forced to say this.

Or maybe he didn't say it at all. Someone else could have said it and hung his name on it.

[Harker]

29. That's true.

It has a Soviet era pugnacity about it.

[inanna]

7. What a fucking asshole.

This just keeps getting worse.

And worse.

My God...

[Botany]

8. Please most of it would burn up on reentry

n/t

[Dial H For Hero]

10. Exactly so. It's an empty threat.

[brush]

14. Yes, and it's not as if we don't have resources to retaliate.

What does he think, we don't have weapons pointed at the Kremlin as we speak? And all other important targets in Russia.

[Botany]

15. "It's an empty threat."

Once the object reenters the atmosphere it would start to burn up and I don't think
it has any heat shielding since it was built for space.

[Lancero]

16. Militarily perhaps, but socially?

The ISS has been, since it's creation, an example of unity for the differing nations of the world.

[Towlie]

12. And what remained would probably take out a few bushels of corn.

 
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[Botany]

17. There would be no way to control where it landed and it would be in a million little pieces too.

BTW we can park one of our satellites right over it and see everything too. Odds are 66% the stuff
would hit the ocean too.

[dweller]

11. Hope it lands on Merde Loada

jus saying …


✌🏻

[TheBlackAdder]

13. I would fly down there just to see it.

[Budi]

20. Haaaha. Good place to park RU's space junk.

[Budi]

18. I'm sure he just broke an International treaty with that stupid threat.

Game on.....

[maxsolomon]

21. Bring it, asshole.

Let's set Space Exploration back decades. Rusher made that choice.

[boston bean]

22. What is the real source of the story?

[Lancero]

25. If they wanted destroying the ISS to be a threat, you'd need to blow it up...

Not drop it from orbit. If it drops, it'll burn up in orbit - Blowing it up, however, would pose a signifigant chance of triggering the Kessler Syndrome.

Doing that, however, would fuck over Russia as much as the rest of the world - I can't really see Russia doing that, even with their backs to the wall. A less technologically inclined nation, like North Korea, sure.

As odd as it sounds, if Russia wanted to make a point, dropping a couple nukes would be a saner option than blowing up the ISS.

[harumph]

27. OMG - that's hilarious - fuck him.

[radius777]

28. Russia is a rogue state that cannot exist

if the West is to exist - it is a zero sum game - that much is clear going forward.

[Samrob]

30. This is who they are and gives every reason to fight them to the bitter end if we have to.

Now that we know he aims at the US is that an act of war? Is there anything we can do to counter potential actions like this?
One thing we now know, there should be no more joint space ventures with Putin in charge.

[BootinUp]

31. I suspect we can hit it with something.

[DinahMoeHum]

32. Neah neah-neah neah neah booga booga booga.