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minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 days agoI 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.
minus-squarei_love_FFT@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoThe only way to convince conservatives to fight climate change is if we do it with guns and bombs
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIf it gets the job done, I’m willing to make that compromise.
minus-squareJoeBigelow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoActually, one of their feasibility assumptions is that the device is too large to be used militarily. https://arxiv.org/html/2501.06623v1#%3A~%3Atext=Confronting+the+escalating+threat+of%2CEnhanced+Rock+Weathering+(ERW).
minus-squareAdalast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 hours agoI think they underestimate a military’s desire to use all of the things that go boom.
minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoAh. I suppose building an 81 gigaton nuclear weapon wouldn’t be small. Let’s fire up the antimatter then!
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.
The only way to convince conservatives to fight climate change is if we do it with guns and bombs
If it gets the job done, I’m willing to make that compromise.
Actually, one of their feasibility assumptions is that the device is too large to be used militarily.
https://arxiv.org/html/2501.06623v1#%3A~%3Atext=Confronting+the+escalating+threat+of%2CEnhanced+Rock+Weathering+(ERW).
I think they underestimate a military’s desire to use all of the things that go boom.
Ah. I suppose building an 81 gigaton nuclear weapon wouldn’t be small.
Let’s fire up the antimatter then!