You only need to defend the easy to reach parts. So the base and the cargo pod. To hit the upper parts you need advanced rockets and targeting systems.
Why advanced? It's a stationary target that's 35,000 km long. I don't think it would be that hard to hit.
Not to mention, securing the cargo would be an extremely difficult task in itself, especially when one of the main thinga you'd like to raise through the space elevators is rocket fuel.
tsimionescu|4 months ago
Not to mention, securing the cargo would be an extremely difficult task in itself, especially when one of the main thinga you'd like to raise through the space elevators is rocket fuel.
vdqtp3|4 months ago
and what, 12" wide? 24"? that's still very difficult to target