d@nny disc@hipsterelectron@circumstances.run
Oct 15, 2026, 1:12 AM@laprice starlink seems like an ideal way to surveil areas without cable internet access and i hadn't considered whether that might be a way for the US to break into iranian networks
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Lord averagelaprice@beige.partyOct 15, 2026, 1:27 AM@hipsterelectron having special forces install a physical backdoor on an infrastructure network seems like basic combat.
But it's use and denial of use as a C3 layer for uncrewed assets in motion gives it's possessor a strategic advantage and denying that strategic advantage becomes a priority for anyone for whom that is a strategic disadvantage.
At this point UA is being denied access to Starlink by a US linked actor; presumably to RU's benefit.
IR is currently locked out of starlink but apparently has multiple terminals through alternate channels and undeclared purchases. Most of those terminals are probably not in country for obvious reasons.
However Starlink is a strategic risk to IR and they may be quite motivated to figure out how to deny it's utility to their opponents.
Maybe even kinetically. IR could def field launch capability that can reach intercept vectors for Starlink satellites.
- d@nny disc@hipsterelectron@circumstances.runOct 15, 2026, 1:29 AM
@laprice i'm hearing tehran could fix kessler syndrome in one fell swoop
- Lord averagelaprice@beige.partyOct 15, 2026, 1:31 AM
@hipsterelectron for some definition of fix that includes greatly accelerate.
- d@nny disc@hipsterelectron@circumstances.runOct 15, 2026, 1:32 AM
@laprice alas