Looks like that US$600 million+/year is being put to good use already lmao

This is straight up Obama-era paranoia about the Chinese space program.

Cringe linky here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsk0aIRrHb4

  • bortsampson [he/him, any]
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    19 hours ago

    Gatekeeping bullshit. US AFBs are far worse polluters than any Chinese launch site. And those are fucking everywhere.

    • SoJB@lemmy.ml
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      5 hours ago

      Would you like to know more?

      Look up “red hill fuel leak” for fun US military shenanigans!

      • bortsampson [he/him, any]
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        3 hours ago

        red hill fuel leak You can't ever fix that. I know someone that does contract environmental impact studies for the US gov. The shit I hear is shocking. Just a quick search pulls up tons of information: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/air-force-epa-water-pfas-tucson https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/13/pfas-pollution-us-military-bases-forever-chemicals https://publicintegrity.org/environment/military-bases-contamination-will-affect-water-for-generations/ https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2023/11/abandoned-unsafe-forever-chemicals-levels-thousands-drinking-water