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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I think y'all are missing the point here.

It's really to justify the production and testing of an insanely large planet altering weapon that would create a really cool firework.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The only way to convince conservatives to fight climate change is if we do it with guns and bombs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

If it gets the job done, I'm willing to make that compromise.

[–] JoeBigelow 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Actually, one of their feasibility assumptions is that the device is too large to be used militarily.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I think they underestimate a military's desire to use all of the things that go boom.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Ah. I suppose building an 81 gigaton nuclear weapon wouldn't be small.

Let's fire up the antimatter then!