Would Starlink keep providing coverage in case of an all out nuclear war?
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I'm trying to figure out whether it can be a useful backup communication channel in addition to good old radio
Electromagnetic Pulse may take out some of the satellites, but not all of them, right?
Resolves N/A if we get to singularity before nuclear war, lol
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/1590azx/can_starlink_nodes_talk_to_each_other_without/ apparently not, OTOH there's this musk tweet saying they'd have it in early 2022: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1433320085519618048
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