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aa-jv 4 hours ago

>fairly strong evidence

Got some?

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_djo_ 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Sure.

https://www.ifri.org/en/studies/current-and-future-trends-ch...

https://www.swfound.org/publications-and-reports/2026-global...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402390.2024.2...

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4431/1

https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Annual_Report/Chapt...

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aa-jv 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I see a lot of fear-mongering reports from sources claiming authority.

I don't see any evidence.

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_djo_ 3 hours ago | parent [-]

What kind of evidence are you expecting? Detailed photographs of the satellites on orbit?

These are credible institutions, with their statements regarding unusual orbital movements backed up by observations made by several independent groups.

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etiennebausson 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I personally don't trust elements provided by U.S. agencies and foundations since the Irak war and the "proof" they delivered to justify it.

Proxy at work is stopping me from reading most of grandparent links, so it'll have to wait for home.

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mc32 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’s like they’ll believe any rumors about the US doing things but then need concrete evidence irrefutable evidence when it comes to its adversaries.

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aa-jv 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'd like to see evidence which supports the claims and not have to rely on a call to authority fallacy[1] in order to agree with this collective-derived reality.

I have no doubt that there are weapons in space - Russian, Chinese, American - why wouldn't there be? - but I still want to see actual evidence.

None of the sources you give are impartial - all of them serve to profit from perpetuating fear of Chinese space activities.

Too often, xenophobic movements rely on authority figures to perpetuate their myths. Don't you agree?

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority

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voidUpdate 3 hours ago | parent [-]

What evidence would satisfy you that there are weapons in space? You either have to check yourself somehow, or trust a third party. Is there a third party you trust to provide evidence?

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aa-jv 3 hours ago | parent [-]

The article from The Space Review comes pretty close to providing some actual evidence.

There are no trustworthy third parties when it comes to xenophobic agitprop.

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voidUpdate 3 hours ago | parent [-]

What extra would you want from the space review article that would constitute actual evidence for you?

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aa-jv 2 hours ago | parent [-]

There are lots of claims and speculation that China is developing space weapons, and there is an allusion to evidence (but no actual evidence) - and maybe China is fully committed to space battles in the near future - but I think the more important question is, why should I care that China is doing this?

The US has space weapons, too - it has also demonstrated the same capabilities recently, with regards to destroying defunct satellites and using lasers to disable communications.

But .. of the two nations, the only entity that I truly worry about, is the USA and its allies - given what they have done on the surface of the planet, what they do in space is far more worrying ..

	▲	andsoitis an hour ago \| parent [-]
		> There are lots of claims and speculation that China is developing space weapons, and there is an allusion to evidence (but no actual evidence) Why do you keep avoiding the question?