CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Hypothetical weapon of mass destruction via orbital strikes of projectiles with incredible kinetic energy "Project Thor" redirects here. For other uses, see Thor (disambiguation) . "Kinetic strike" redirects here. For the political euphemism, see kinetic military action . For the generic concept of attacking a planetary surface from orbit, see Orbital bombardment . A kinetic bombardment or a kinetic orbital strike is the hypothetical act of attacking a planetary surface with an inert projectile from orbit , where the destructive power comes from the kinetic energy of the projectile impacting at very high speeds. The concept originated during the Cold War . Typical depictions of the tactic are of a satellite containing a magazine of tungsten rods and a directional thrust system. (In...