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>Mars will be independent the moment they no longer need Earth for resources, decided by whomever governs Mars.

But earth has the bigger fleet, not as advanced as mars but still, and the belters have something to say too.

Imagine launching an invasion out of spite but the enemy has 9 months notice that you are coming.

Good luck with that in your fragile vacuum vessels.

Change trajectory of a Asteroid let i impact on the Capital on Mars (known as Olympus City), then fire your nukes (for the "surgical strike" effect) send your troops on the backside of another asteroid..invade..i don't see any complication in my plan.

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