Ukraine Used Prized ATACMS Missiles To Strike Unique Cold War-Era Space Communications Station. The NIP-16 space communications and tracking facility is an intriguing target for a Ukrainian ATACMS strike that may point to its new purpose.

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1. Tldr… Unlikely that NIP-16 was to be for early warning, but maybe command and control for satellites like Glossnas. Obviously, Ukraine thought it was important.

2. Space control for nuclear satellite. Thank the CIA

3. I just shake my head at the civilizational suicide Russia is committing, denuding the defense of the homeland in exchange for an imperialistic, bloody-minded invasion.

   Dictatorships are bad at war because they do stupid shit like this.

4. Any chance the Russians also were using the facility for more than space communications as well?

5. I really wish they would blow up pootys massive mansion he built

6. The Russians don’t want to be held accountable for deliberately targeting civilians in terror attacks, but wants everyone to hold some of their quasi-military assets sacrosanct.

7. Personally I think this was a US request, perfect target for defense against a country that’s launching killer satellites