They don't have to die prematurely. It's possible to send them enough supplies and resources to build a greenhouse to let them die at old age. By the time they're 60 it'll be possible to pick them up and take back to Earth. It's not impossible nor very expensive.
China, like other countries, already has the capability to destroy (over time) the U.S. and allied satellites. All you need is to denotate the ICBM in orbit, the radiation will kill the satellites in less than 6 months.
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They don't have to die prematurely. It's possible to send them enough supplies and resources to build a greenhouse to let them die at old age. By the time they're 60 it'll be possible to pick them up and take back to Earth. It's not impossible nor very expensive.
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China, like other countries, already has the capability to destroy (over time) the U.S. and allied satellites. All you need is to denotate the ICBM in orbit, the radiation will kill the satellites in less than 6 months.
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