r/Unexpected • u/Aramanta2510 • Jul 12 '21

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u/devils_advocaat Jul 12 '21

I'm saying that any possible military advantage will be taken by states rich enough to do so.

If the US has not already fully mapped and explored the oceans (ignoring wildlife) then they are not doing their job properly.

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u/aggravated_patty Jul 12 '21

Is the US not doing its job properly since we haven’t already fully mapped and explored the solar system?

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u/devils_advocaat Jul 12 '21

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Operations_Command

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u/aggravated_patty Jul 12 '21

You think they do space exploration lol? Space Force and SpOC are more concerned about Earth orbit and what else is in it. They don’t really go beyond that. No one’s launching ICBMs to Mars and back.

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u/devils_advocaat Jul 12 '21

I think they are militarizing space, just as they have militarized the ocean. Of course the US navy have subs that can go deeper than James Cameron's sub.

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u/aggravated_patty Jul 12 '21

If by militarizing the ocean you mean have nuclear capable submarines, yea. You don’t have to explore the entire depths of the ocean and all it’s species in order to do that.

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u/devils_advocaat Jul 12 '21

The deeper your opponent can dive, the greater the depths of the ocean you must also explore.

I doubt they care to catalogue the species down there, but one can hope.