You got that backwards. Supposing that Russian had the capability to cause a Kessler cascade (huge assumption, there are more Starlink satellites than Russian missiles capable of reaching them), the altitude that Starlink operates at would be clear of debris within a few months.
At that point the nation with more launch capability would have the advantage. This last year SpaceX set the record for most launches in a year by a single entity, crushing the previous record which was held by the USSR for their Soyuz launches. They are bringing online the largest rocket ever built (static fired the day before yesterday) which is supposed to have 150 tones to LEO, more than the Saturn 5 or the N-1. Starship is on track to be launched in March.
Russia causing Kessler syndrome would hurt Russia more and for longer than it would hurt the US.
You got that backwards. Supposing that Russian had the capability to cause a Kessler cascade (huge assumption, there are more Starlink satellites than Russian missiles capable of reaching them), the altitude that Starlink operates at would be clear of debris within a few months.
At that point the nation with more launch capability would have the advantage. This last year SpaceX set the record for most launches by a single entity, crushing the previous record which was held by the USSR for their Soyuz launches. They are bringing online the largest rocket ever built (static fired the day before yesterday) which is supposed to have 150 tones to LEO, more than the Saturn 5 or the N-1. Starship is on track to be launched in March.
Russia causing Kessler syndrome would hurt Russia more and for longer than it would hurt the US.
You got that backwards. Supposing that Russian had the capability to cause a Kessler cascade (huge assumption, there are more Starlink satellites than Russian missiles), the altitude that Starlink operates at would be clear of debris within a few months.
At that point the nation with more launch capability would have the advantage. This last year SpaceX set the record for most launches by a single entity, crushing the previous record which was held by the USSR for their Soyuz launches. They are bringing online the largest rocket ever built (static fired the day before yesterday) which is supposed to have 150 tones to LEO, more than the Saturn 5 or the N-1. Starship is on track to be launched in March.
Russia causing Kessler syndrome would hurt Russia more and for longer than it would hurt the US.