Why No Weapons In Space?

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In war, the 'high ground' refers to the most strategic position available on a battlefield, and its occupation and exploitation gives the force occupying it major military advantages. With the dawn of the space age, it quickly became clear that the space around earth was the ultimate high ground, and whoever conquered it first would put all other militaries at a severe disadvantage. So why hasn't it happened yet? That’s what we’ll find out today, in this episode of The Infographics Show- why we can't put weapons on space stations.
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[@TheInfographicsShow]

What is your preference when it comes to space? Weapons, colonization, cultivation, defense against 👽, something else? Let me know in the comments...

[@srikanththallapally1793]

The Infographics Show do alien need oxygen

[@sahinyasar9119]

The Infographics Show Should humanity try to evolve using 'CRISPR' to survive in out space? Which way should we evolve?

[@hnys7976]

I like space very much. I believe in aliens because we are only one tiny planet when there is billions of planets and galaxies which may be habitable

[@dadsonworldwide3238]

Simply launch the weapon opposite the orbit path .

[@dadsonworldwide3238]

Reagans star wars defense project with updated tech .

[@ASLUHLUHCE]

Saturn's moon Titan has 100 times more oil than Earth? Sounds like Titan needs some freedom.

[@0fficerpimp]

Why doesnt this have more likes

[@mohamadhafidal-ahyar2253]

Hamzah Patel hmm well you have to tell that fact to UN through US :)

[@JamilKhan-hk1wl]

Thanos would be angry

[@scott5388]

America: where is my OIL

[@josephstalin9357]

Hell yes

[@LoganBarrettTriggerHappyGamez]

*"It's over Anakin, I have the high ground"*

[@cloroxbleach2615]

"You underestimate my power!"

[@silverhawk2718]

Elo Veltix saw this one coming 😂

[@angelaakhi7783]

GENERAL KENOBI, YOU ARE A BOLD ONE

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

I immeadiately thought of that when he said high ground

[@fruit5003]

Anuke

[@MrMogi-zg2ud]

Because the Death Star is too expensive.

[@YamahaR12015]

Shoulda said this single line and ended the video💀

[@jenniferschmiege8976]

Tie fighters will work

[@jecos1966]

yeah 800 Tillion dollars

[@Richy076]

"That's no moon"

[@kevinsierra482]

Mr. Moji Gaming 15 trillion aint that bad

[@chrisdionela]

US Space Force: Allow us to introduce ourselves.

[@charleswilson7371]

I can finish..."I am Darth Vader...we have a Death Star above Earth. If you refuse to do as told we Fry you."

[@Olkv3D]

The USSC is the real Space Force.

[@cartersdad615]

@@Olkv3D correction WAS (not is) because they haven't been in the lead since the 80s but your correct they were the first outside of the atmosphere.

[@Olkv3D]

@@cartersdad615 well then, who is in the lead ?

[@cartersdad615]

@@Olkv3D unfortunately china due to nasa defunding in i believe it was 2011 but not 100% sure if thats the exact year.

[@flawless_Cowboy]

America: *Don't try it North Korea! I have the high ground!* North Korea: you underestim- America: *launches orbital nuke

[@barackobama6231]

We dont wanna scare the aliens away now, do we?

[@barackobama6231]

@xmr7 pt95 No :/

[@JoGyatto]

Barack Obama Can we Buy British Columbia and Baja California

[@Biotear]

Barack Obama That depends. Are we talking aliens like Xenomorphs and the Covenant or aliens like E.T and the Asari?

[@KangJangkrik]

What if Donald trump isn't agree?

[@vortexfury7197]

American misses you sir

[@nothisispatrick4644]

If sci fi movies has thought us about anything... Dont put a space ship sized hole in your giant anti planetary weapon

[@zjs4021]

Did you roll for Illiya?

[@AR_Animates]

No this is Patrick .I'm not a krusty krab

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Yes 320 sq. And I didnt get her

[@heresthepork4220]

Stupid emporer palpatine

[@nochannel4601]

Hrk StarWars

[@deathlessgamer]

Because after the cold war, everyone in the UN decided that it would be a good idea to only use space for science instead of war.

[@roadtonever]

Who cares about the cold war? What about asteroids? Screw you and your liberal media spin.

[@augmenseke6131]

Ha. UN.

[@deathlessgamer]

@@roadtonever Okay, during the Cold War the Soviets tried to put nuclear weapons into orbit. While that didn't happen, it was thought about, after the Cold War ended or shortly before it ended, I can't really remember, the outer space treaty was signed by all UN member nations. There's no liberal media here, this is all history, look it up. And what about asteroids? That's completely irrelevant to everything.

[@roadtonever]

The cold war ended 1991, who cares? Asteroid impact remains a concern. Are you that delusional that you want to dispute these facts?

[@IsAcRafT]

@@roadtonever using orbital nukes are NOT the best way to prevent an asteroid impact, it's alot better to deflect then using propulsion from rockets, you have to stop watching movies of science fiction and listen more to real Science. I don't want my part of the planet being screwed by your MURICA F YEAH mindset

[@matthewlee8667]

Meanwhile in 3000 A.D. Pffft, can you believe we used to fight wars on land?

[@darthflash6994]

Sorry dude, we humans are too short term focused to do that.

[@JohnDoe-dc7so]

Oh but there are weapons in space: rod of god, direct energy weapons (dew), nuclear, and neutron. (And more that’s still classified)

[@ultraman_99]

Paranoia.

[@IGNACY-fp8zo]

The sun

[@tonysmith2045]

@@ultraman_99 close your eyes insert fingers in ears now follow me lalalalalala Lasers are also on Satellites as technology is catching prophecy as Revelation 13:13 is fulfilled....

[@ultraman_99]

@@tonysmith2045 yeah but lasers are not half as strong as they are in movies.

[@ultraman_99]

@@tonysmith2045 as a weapon they also are not that practical as weapons

[@massineben7198]

Too sad you can't reply with images. Too much chances to reply with memes to this video were lost :(

[@cuzothelegend756]

I know, but if you people could replay with images they would many innappropiate images.

[@dontkwo6267]

Ifunny pleb

[@mario27171]

The Soviet Space Station Salyut 3 (in orbit 1974 - 1975) was equipped with an on-board gun, and they tested it.

[@dewaldsteyn1306]

True.

[@charleswest6372]

Yes...evil too

[@rogueace9897]

Ok, I just want to point out that gravity wont simply pull an object down that's traveling at orbital speeds, you still need to slow the object down with things like rocket motors or tremendously strong monopropelant engines like the oms on the shuttle... as yes, gravity pulls you down but in orbit you are moving laterally at the same speed as gravity is pulling you down, you need to counteract that force before you can return to earth meaning thermal detection systems would be viable

[@a.feigenheimer8044]

One of the best videos yet. Keep up the good work.

[@weebaverage3026]

6:52 also, that's how COD Ghosts started

[@floppydolphins4123]

Short Answer: Because international treaties ban the use and launch of orbital weapons. (Though... it may be a good idea to put lasers on expensive satellites to shoot down debris that may otherwise collide with them. But you need to make sure it's not abused.)

[@christopheremmett7238]

I much prefer this narrator

[@liliththeghost613]

Ikr

[@XenoflareBahamut]

Dat deep sexy voice

[@hihowareyou6122]

He sound like he got diabetes .

[@dixienormous9053]

exactly

[@savageassassin4741]

Lolololol

[@TSELVIN]

This is one of the best channels to learn new things.

[@sonybai1087]

i really love this kinda videos.

[@Billy-tc2bc]

MY HIGHGROUND NOW BOI

[@babyyoda7311]

WIDE BOI

[@probably_siyun]

The weapon in space in G.I. Joe which is the Tungsten Rod Weapon is effective, and logically not banned in the treaty, therefore any nation could counter it and start building that said weapon. Also I feel like I already watch this days ago, weird.

[@IsAcRafT]

Unless the treaty becomes updated, seriously the only reason the humanity should put weapons in the space would be to deflect asteroids not for pathetic disputes over lands or other meaningless BS

[@probably_siyun]

@@IsAcRafT Competition. To show who's powerful than others, why won't we just act like one country, I think it's better that way.

[@Namkify]

Ennush Sandoval so you are calling for more World Wars?

[@probably_siyun]

@@Namkify No I'm not.

[@Namkify]

@@probably_siyun But by the way things are It seems as the only real scenario where the nations would forfeit their souveragnty(*?) to one single entity.

[@photelegy]

I really thought you'd talk about lasers and the possibility to use satellite who can accelerate a solar powered shuttle, also can be used as a weapon.

[@jacobbrown2683]

I can’t seem to find the Obi-Wan reference to the high ground. The archives must be incomplete!

[@Crazytrain2015]

Now North Korea will use Space stations as weapons. Thx The Infographics Show.

[@NishanthROCK]

Crazytrain2015 ha!

[@IsAcRafT]

Just like the military base they have built in the sun ^^

[@ofs5554]

they did t build it in the sun they build the base then made the sun around it

[@cadagerardo.8794]

No they don't have fund yet

[@martyzielinski2469]

Did it at night to keep from burning up.....

[@COD1st]

first satellite in space: Russia first animal in space: Russia first man in space: Russia first woman in space: Russia first space walk: Russia first space station: Russia first man on the moon: USA winner of the space race: the USA....

[@masonmartineau2304]

Cause the whole point of the Space Race was to see who got to the moon first. The other stuff was irrelevant

[@ausore9832]

I believe the Soviets won the space race

[@imnobodyanon9430]

Except that if you just wanted to go to space, it'll just take you about a few miles upwards, not more than a trip from my place to some nearby city, the moon, however, is 300,000 kilometers away. And ofc, you don't judge the winner of the race just by who reaches the first checkpoints first, it's who crossed the finish line first, and so far nobody's done it, so there's no winner yet. Ease off commie.

[@tententononce2570]

we dont even know if first walk on moon was real

[@Mikebrowski]

the space race was more about the influence and whos left standing...at least in my opnion I bellive that would be US since Soviet Union is disolved. Otherwise the soviet won when it comes to whos in space

[@AlexTrusk91]

0:55 nice reference with the rocket in the background

[@johnwang9914]

Unlike low Earth orbit satellites, when geosynchronous satellites run out of thruster fuel, they do not deorbit, they drift into several stable orbital points and stay in those satellite graveyards forever. I wonder how many of these have a tungsten projectile and a solid fuel thruster in them as a covert orbital kinetic weapon...

[@warhammernerd52Daxx-Lorenzo898]

Command and Conquer's Ion Cannon

[@wolfleader2]

warhammernerd52 omg lol i loved that game

[@felixtemann1477]

Pixel gun, orbital striking cannon.

[@henrichkaminski9674]

i just say Temple of Nod or Rift Generator

[@TheAviationistKhizr]

why can't the world just live in peace and work to help humanity, thankfully the Earth has stopped war from reaching space but i hope that space doesn't get weaponized and should be for exploration and adventure! I still love star wars tho, its in a galaxy far far away. :)

[@soldier50first]

The Aviationist Khizr there’s simply no such thing as peace all things in the universe hold energy and are bringers of chaos

[@TheAviationistKhizr]

@@soldier50first I can accept that humanity will bring war to space, I know it will, it's inevitable. The universe full is energy but it's more beautiful kind, not the brutal violence of war with suffering and corruption.

[@soldier50first]

The Aviationist Khizr idk stuff hurling around in space and crashing into planets or stars expanding and consuming everything... I’d say the universe is more brutal then any lifeform and much more unforgiving, but that’s what I find so beautiful about it and life itself so what ever.

[@TheAviationistKhizr]

well, you have a point :)

[@soldier50first]

The Aviationist Khizr then again I love reading about war and people suffering so idk Imao

[@prajwalbasnet4461]

Nice explanation💓💓

[@DiamondBackProject]

I love it how other youtubers blast they’re sponsors so blatantly but I adore how the infogrsphics show always crowbars the sponsor right at the end Thanks for not ejaculating it in our face throughout the video but saving it for 5 seconds at the end credits

[@rahulbl3h806]

Thanos chose the best weapon

[@lukamtc9188]

**General Kenobi is triggered**

[@Obsidian369]

what music is playing in the backround please?

[@Gryflir]

6:05 little confusion there. "because F=ma, by etc..." You meant "because E=mv²/2" (for kinetic). The gravity isn't gonna accelerate more that it does already when it is in orbit (you just fall and miss the Earth).

[@allofthiswasanexperimentlo9641]

this comment is the ultimate weapon. science is a no no for me and my brain just exploded harder than all the nukes in the world combined...

[@Gryflir]

LOL

[@InfiniteMindz]

My high ground now

[@GrapeDaily]

I upload *Sweet, Plump* Grapes everyday until, well I don’t really know how long! But for a really long time! *789 other people agree with this!* *-P.S. don’t reply to this comment I hate notifications-*

[@yeetthatmeat3235]

Grape Daily k stop promoting ur self

[@edwin6284]

Comment

[@Welsh7133]

Boink

[@tlastknight]

*749 other people agree with this!*

[@GrapeDaily]

Oh no

[@toxicwolf3038]

ohhh cool we can put an wix weapon at space .. i got it alright , thanks for the info

[@sparrow69420]

Ur great from does you ger these ideas Nice video well done men😙

[@jud1114]

what about we just put the weapon on the moon and make a base in it?, like on independence day 2

[@Mrscumbucket]

Orbital cannon Only gta V players will know

[@NishanthROCK]

Mr. scumbucket ...

[@Mrscumbucket]

Nishanth ROCK am I right or am I right ?

[@NishanthROCK]

Mr. scumbucket u confusing me boi

[@user-lone]

You are right lad

[@Jakedasake]

What about the Ion Cannon...? Only Command and Conquer players will know.

[@glorytoarstotzka330]

i wish these episodes would have 2 parts , 1. at the start saying a straightforward answer | 2. long answer which contains explaining [without these 2 elements, every video is 50% clickbait]

[@jbmarkowicz4967]

My favourite information channel

[@foughtstatue1023]

“Soviet Union” *Highlights Russia* Oh yes I also know that they are almost the same thing but they forgot Belarus, Ukraine, etc.

[@jmmldave5543]

so countries that arent part of UN can make space rockets assuming they have the resources?

[@GaviRG1]

Every country even north korea is part of the UN....

[@jmmldave5543]

There are observer countries though that are technically non-members.

[@canary6215]

They can make it, but it will get destroyed by those who did sign it.

[@quellem7]

“Space force” is upon us!!

[@nguyentnhoang]

What is the background song of this video?

[@yourbiggestfan2593]

What about super powerful lasers

[@jacksontan9117]

Nope due to diffraction the laser would be too weak

[@XenoflareBahamut]

How about using multiple mirrors and make them focus on a single point to burn something

[@TriplekilzTk1]

Exaflare Bahamut That... is what a laser is.

[@XenoflareBahamut]

@@TriplekilzTk1 Oh....... well at least I learned something new

[@theawakeningofjohnnynewsom9072]

Exaflare Bahamut THEY PROTECC THEY ATTACC BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY EMPIRE STRIKES BACC

[@yatharthpandey7056]

To avoid Star Wars

[@Richy076]

It's "I have the high ground"

[@lachlan_bear2243]

I was waiting for you to mention kinetic bombardments

[@silencia08]

0:09 Obi-Wan Kenobi: I Have the High Ground!

[@internetexplorer2498]

Why don't we end war?

[@nosteponsnek2846]

Were it so easy.

[@Richy076]

Because America keeps finding oil

[@user-mw1cm1kl3s]

Pacifists always become subjugated by force. A world of no conflict lives in your dream only.

[@deaundrejohnson487]

Because Russia and China are already trying to

[@hendrayudhapratama1027]

dont forget USA, "rods of god".

[@bprogressive]

imagination of conservative mindsets

[@deaundrejohnson487]

@@bprogressive you don't think Russia and China are trying to put weapons in space?

[@bprogressive]

@@deaundrejohnson487 yes they could.. but usa clear the way...

[@deaundrejohnson487]

@@bprogressive what? There's no could they are and if we don't do it first it won't matter how much we spend on our defense

[@y33t23]

Easy solution for the reaction thing: Put the rocket on top of the space station (like a Spaceshuttle sits on its big fuel tank), disconnect the rocket from the station and fire the rockets engine. There won't be a force pushing again the space station.

[@ltkcrimson8135]

Me:It's over Drift , I have the highground

[@djwakademikz]

Don't give Russia ideas!

[@masonm1124]

Doge They actually got rid of Russia’s ideas. They used, cons, not pros.

[@thedodob1rd]

The Soviets did it with potato technology. We should be able to do it no problem.

[@thedodob1rd]

@Hasoni Mustafa too bad we dont have the technology for that yet. We are still stuck on coke and mentos.

[@josephisrael8959]

Could you do a video on bio weapons

[@timur5241]

Weapons in space Most people: space strike Me: guns for shooting in space

[@glittersoop]

your segues are amazing

[@declanbeardsley8413]

Love your vids

[@alexanderrad3458]

You forget that as a deterrent , it’s cheaper to have subs that can’t be tracked. MAD means mutually assured destruction, thus space weapons wouldn’t prevent retaliation from icbm subs.

[@darthcreaper8173]

May the Force be with y'all.

[@Batmanderp38]

What about the weapon station that launches rods made out of some materiel that has a pointed end or just a rod basically like the one from call of duty ghost and its non nuclear

[@ethan2guns]

The rate at which you can push these out is astounding.

[@flomietv5960]

You know, or you could just significantly lower the mass of the projectile being shot. (Hence why blasters shoot plasma/light beams ect) little to no weight, but lots of energy.

[@jasonsweeney890]

i remember that scene in that one movie i forgotten the name of where the many countries are like "how do we shoot down this thing, well need some sort of space laser... does anyone have one?" and everyone but canada raises their hand. i forgot how exactly it went but i remember a scene like that. i think it was dr strangelove.

[@i0nlz]

Whenever I hear about weapons in space I remember the -deathstar- orbital cannon

[@databanks]

You forgot plain old kinetic weapons. Dropping a mass from orbit that's capable of getting through without burning up would have a LOT of kinetic energy. Some calculations rate them on the scale of a megaton nuke, just from sheer momentum. I've even heard them described of "The Hammer of God" edit: Never mind, you got there towards the end

[@Manu-qf8bs]

06:20, does it imply Meteoren-Blitzkrieg? :o

[@pravanshwalia3225]

Space: *has highground Obi Wan Kenobi:😏😏

[@nathnathn]

Technically there have been acknowledged weapons in space in the cold war era one of the space stations the soviets put up had a mini-gun installed to repel potential boarders. i cant remember the exact gun they used.

[@carrotylemons1190]

At 3:35 it says you could just release the missile orient it and have it pulled down to earth by gravity, but it would still have all the velocity of the space station; therefore needing a rocket engine.

[@bobathefett5806]

Anyone watching this after the creation of Space Force? Anyone thinking this video should've been watched by more people?

[@nickc.4381]

It might also be possible to make something like the satellites that Cobra used in the live-action G.I. Joe mobie...

[@massv953]

What about a laser or energy based weapon? it would not produce the counter forces and can have very great range in a vacuum

[@RN-zb7li]

I think the emphasis of F = ma is a little misguided. You guys correctly listed that the kinetic weapon relies on mass, speed, and kinetic energy of the projectile. Force does not have to do with how devastating these weapons are. The more correct (in my opinion) explanation would be they're able to reach incredible velocities due to acceleration and distance, and thus has immense kinetic energy due to the square nature of the equation K = mv^2. The power of such weapon comes from all those kinetic energy abruptly turning into something else when it hits the ground.

[@alien9038]

If there were weapons in space we would already be living on Mars by now.

[@cykalandon8635]

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one

[@o_kneepixel]

It is not $1m per pound to send things into space.... It's like $10,000

[@jamesdean0885]

Kinetic weapons would work lovely, built from Tungston they wouldn't melt and the speed would create a explosion equlivant to that of a sub orbital nuke.

[@jamesdean0885]

Ok, so I clearly typed this comment early on in the video. My bad.

[@foodforest012]

Weapons have been in space since the early 50s

[@alexbuss3377]

We can’t put radar absorbent material on vehicles, weapons, that are coming towards earth, the said material would burn off, the f-22’s radar absorbing material has a temperature limit of around Mach 3, the faster it goes the more air it hits, which means friction, and if they go past a certain speed Mach 3-4(estimates). So if someone where to put radar absorbing materials on a weapon going from space to earth, the heat signature would point it out, also the radar material would burn up upon re-entry. As re-entry speeds are around Mach 25

[@pantiespending]

This is dope

[@war3zlod3r]

Umm... Russia put a gun in space and fired it on one of their “civilian” satellites that was actually used for Cold War recon.

[@nerfmaniac6760]

There was a gun on most USSR missions to protect the crew once they landed, and one time they did bring a machine gun up. This could be wrong but I’m pretty sure it is true, this is just from memory

[@florianaseifert]

0:10 It's over Anakin! I have the highground!

[@putins_hemmy8974]

I suggest you look up the weapon Rods From God. It's a weapon that shoots a huge rod and has a blast radius of a nuclear bomb. It's actually very fascinating.

[@itzdaman]

3:34 no, that's not how orbits work. You need thrust to reduce orbital speeds for re-entry, and the faster you want to de-orbit, the stronger the thrust has to be.

[@TechnoDelta]

There has bean guns put into space. The USSR did it. They tested it at the end of their space stations life. It caused a lot of vibration damage.

[@dr.snowman4883]

Russia: "it's over America, I have the high ground!" America: "you underestimate my power."

[@eddieschwab864]

I'm sure once we run across the Zeta Reticuli, the Klingons or the Romulans we will definitely have weapons in space

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

Space greatness

[@Shinken7]

The same kinds of weapons outlined in COD: Ghosts and GI Joe Retaliation.

[@stampybird742]

1:19. You could ignore the Newton’s 3rd law if you have ICBM type weapons with their own propulsion. Because they would propel themselves, they would only need a small push to clear the mothership.

[@ashburnfortes5228]

daequan be like my highground now

[@martinx3450]

This one was prepared BADLY. 1) Wepons on orbit. a) automatic canon was actually used on one soviet station. When not too big, not to heavy ammunition and when made as recoilless as possible (say centrifugal force powered gun), you can freely use it as point defence of sorts, with mitigated cons you mentioned. b) not only nukes, but also kinetic rods and lasers can be used quite easily. Not to mention unmanned space vehicles, like the boeing X-37, wich can be used for attacks on enemy space structures (like satelites, sensors, etc). 2) correction engines. There are such types of engines, wich does require either small(er) amount of fuel, or energy only to work. One of such devices are the movement correcting gyroscopes on spacestation Alpha on our orbit right now.

[@terrancegreen5383]

The ad at the end😂😂

[@Sebanoe]

The problem with the spaceship firing rockets can easily be counteracted, all you have to do is simply release the rocket from the space craft with minor force like air jets and when the missile is clear of the space craft it will propel itself to its target.