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Dave Newkirk
Dec 6, 1983, 9:41:50 AM12/6/83
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I too wish we could scrap all the nuclear weapons and turn them
into starships, but Camp David agreements with the USSR would be
worthless without any force to back it up. (The only reason we
are still here is because we each have a gun to the other's head.
That's how the MAD strategy works.) Maybe the threat of building
a High Frontier type defense would force the Soviets to negotiate
with some conviction?
Dave Newkirk, ihnp4!ihuxl!dcn
Greg Skinner
Dec 8, 1983, 1:51:47 AM12/8/83
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I, too, favor the use of nuclear technology in general for space
exploration rather than arms. I always wondered why NASA didn't devote
as much time and money as they did with the Apollo project to construct
nuclear-powered spacecraft capable of (at least) exploration of our
solar system, perhaps even to nearby stars.
exploration rather than arms. I always wondered why NASA didn't devote
as much time and money as they did with the Apollo project to construct
nuclear-powered spacecraft capable of (at least) exploration of our
solar system, perhaps even to nearby stars.
--greg
...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!gds
John Quarterman
Dec 10, 1983, 4:39:35 PM12/10/83
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A short answer: the nuclear test ban treaty and pollution.
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John Quarterman, CS Dept., University of Texas, Austin, Texas
{ihnp4,seismo,ctvax}!ut-sally!jsq, jsq@ut-sally.{ARPA,UUCP}
Greg Skinner
Dec 11, 1983, 3:36:53 PM12/11/83
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now that we have the space shuttle, and an orbital space station is in
the works, we can now work on nuclear powered spacecraft without
polluting the atmosphere. Idea: make it an orbital moon station, that
way the nuclear waste will dissipate throughout space rather than get
pulled back to earth.
the works, we can now work on nuclear powered spacecraft without
polluting the atmosphere. Idea: make it an orbital moon station, that
way the nuclear waste will dissipate throughout space rather than get
pulled back to earth.
about polluting the universe, well ... maybe cleaner nuke-powered
devices can be built.
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