NASA looking into Nuclear powered space vessels
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That is a good point. We could travel through space, or nuke others more easily. Likely both will happen.
Yeah that treaty was in place so both the US and the USSR at the time couldn't have orbital nuclear platforms for obvious reasons. If I remember right biological is also included.
Though the 'rods from god' of putting tungsten rods in space is completely legal in the treaty...
True, but the Rods from God requires getting several hundred tons of tungsten up into orbit along with the launch platform. Probably would be easier if you built them in space with asteroid materials rather than ship everything up there.
I was told several years ago by Reliable Sources(tm) though that rocks thrown from the moon could already destroy the world!
Edit: Here's the link to Literally Who's insanity on this for people who forgot/don't know.
Dude just got done reading some Heinlein and forgot it was fiction.
He's technically correct, but... this is why the treaties against militarizing space exist.
Very true, though if you're at that point of the tech tree, the fuck are you doing!? You can mine and manufacture in SPACE! Start claiming shit and build a fleet of spacecraft then waste time building rods lol.
I think I remember this. It was talked a lot during the early 80's when Star Wars was an actual thing.