Comment by zbentley
That’s ridiculous. Space is the least nation-state-dependent place to do computing in existence.
All proposed space computing has an incredibly short orbital lifespan (less than 5y).
Every single space launch capable rocket provider in the world is financially, regulatorily, and militarily joined at the hip to a single government. No launches are taking place without that government’s say-so.
Also, space infrastructure is incredibly vulnerable to attack by nation-states as many others in this thread have pointed out.
That really depends on the cost asymmetry between building + launching sats being cheaper or more expensive than taking down all those sats.