Timeline for When can "civilian, including commercial, infrastructure elements in outer space" be legitimate military targets?
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| Oct 10, 2023 at 20:23 | comment | added | codeMonkey | It might be worth pointing out that attacking neutral shipping was a major cause of US entry into WWI. Germany saw US trade with the UK as "supporting the war effort" and decided to sink US shipping with unrestricted U-boat warfare. The US joined the war within 60 days of this decision. Seems pretty analogous. | |
| Nov 3, 2022 at 20:13 | comment | added | NoDataDumpNoContribution | "Russia and USA are not." But they would be effectively when this happens. Formal declarations of war have gone out of fashion. | |
| Nov 3, 2022 at 15:59 | history | edited | Stančikas | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 28, 2022 at 18:21 | comment | added | Stančikas | I do not have a good source on that but I would not be surprised for the USA to see a difference between seizing mobile phone from American citizen in Russia and hitting Palo Werde nuclear power station in Arizona. There may be differences between assets and infrastructure and location matters. | |
| Oct 28, 2022 at 16:47 | comment | added | o.m. | You might mention the difference between US-civilian-owned assets in Ukraine, and those in space. A little bit like ships in international waters ... | |
| Oct 28, 2022 at 16:16 | history | edited | Stančikas | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 28, 2022 at 15:59 | history | answered | Stančikas | CC BY-SA 4.0 |