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		georgeg23 on Feb 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Military shoots down another high-altitude object,... https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_Pebbles

usrusr on Feb 13, 2023 [–]

Not a ground strike device. While it could of course be seen as a ground strike enabler, if the operator saw it as a sufficient counter to any opposing second strike capability, it's strictly an interceptor for suborbital passers-by.

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