Comment Re:Defensive maneuvering is a requirement now (Score 2) 7
Only micro-movements are necessary to avoid most space junk*, using tiny "cold" thrusters which are not enough to serve as a rapid-response spy-probe. High-end spy probes probably have lots of fuel and big nozzles.
Don's spy-probe: "Hey Xi, look, my nozzle's bigger than yours!"
* If they have short notice to swerve, then small engines are probably not good enough, but that situation is probably not (yet) common enough to justify carrying large thruster systems.