NightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoUS confirms it has weapons in spacewww.dw.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down10
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minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoSome time ago I watched a vid about a theoretical space ballista that shot titanium (IIRC) rods down to earth and the theoretical damage was comparable to a nuke but without any radiation. Such a rad concept from a nerd / scifi POV.
minus-squareSherad@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWhy do all that work splitting atoms when you can just use relativistic kill vehicles
Some time ago I watched a vid about a theoretical space ballista that shot titanium (IIRC) rods down to earth and the theoretical damage was comparable to a nuke but without any radiation.
Such a rad concept from a nerd / scifi POV.
Rods from god
Why do all that work splitting atoms when you can just use relativistic kill vehicles