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Satellites with lasers and machine guns coming! China’s new plans? Trump’s Space Force? Nope, the French

After all, what could possibly go wrong, apart from everything?

France is threatening to stick submachine guns on its next generation of satellites as part of an “active space defense” strategy that would enable it to shoot down other space hardware.…

http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/30/french_arming_satellites/