And beyond "let's not provoke a nuclear power" an even bigger concern especially to musk would be the consequence of that technology - kessler syndrome. If satellites start getting blown to shit soon enough a debris field will cascade, rendering satellites useless and making space travel much more dangerous.
Both China and Russia have successfully tested anti-satellite missiles.
And beyond "let's not provoke a nuclear power" an even bigger concern especially to musk would be the consequence of that technology - kessler syndrome. If satellites start getting blown to shit soon enough a debris field will cascade, rendering satellites useless and making space travel much more dangerous.
It's certainly a MAD situation.