I worry that some form of Kessler syndrome [1] developing in the next 50 years seems very likely.

I realize that this article is talking about laser- or cyber-based attacks, but turning space into a battleground seems like a disaster waiting to happen when anti-satellite missiles exist.

What got me thinking about this was the recent Black Hat talk on satellite security [3], which suggests that maybe it wouldn't take much effort to create a lot of (near permanent and self-reinforcing) damage.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_mi...

[3] https://www.blackhat.com/us-23/briefings/schedule/#houston-w...