I worry that some form of Kessler syndrome [1] developing in the next 50 years seems very likely.<p>I realize that this article is talking about laser- or cyber-based attacks, but turning space into a battleground seems like a disaster waiting to happen when anti-satellite missiles exist.<p>What got me thinking about this was the recent Black Hat talk on satellite security [3], which suggests that maybe it wouldn't take much effort to create a lot of (near permanent and self-reinforcing) damage.<p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome</a><p>[2] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_missile_test" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_mi...</a><p>[3] <a href="https://www.blackhat.com/us-23/briefings/schedule/#houston-we-have-a-problem-analyzing-the-security-of-low-earth-orbit-satellites-32468" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.blackhat.com/us-23/briefings/schedule/#houston-w...</a>