We saw how energy unleashed above the planet doesn’t just stay up there. It ripples downward. It interferes with Earth’s magnetic field. It scrambles systems we thought were protected. It creates problems we can’t solve quickly or at all. And the worst part? We’re still close to doing it again.
0000 - Introduction
01:37 - Operation Starfish Prime: Nuking Space for Science
06:15 - The Unexpected Fallout
09:47 - The Kessler Syndrome
13:52 - Why We Don’t Do It Anymore
18:30 - What Happens If It Happens Again?
22:40 - The Quiet Crisis Most People Don’t Even Know
26:03 - Nuking Space Was a Mistake