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Old January 20th 17, 12:30 AM posted to sci.space.history
Scott M. Kozel[_2_]
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Default The Space Race was about Power Projection - Miles O'Brien

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 3:07:40 AM UTC-5, Fred J. McCall wrote:
"Scott M. Kozel" wrote:

On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 1:36:31 AM UTC-5, Fred J. McCall wrote:
"Scott M. Kozel" wrote:


Do you think that a de-orbital surprise attack with a small
cobalt bomb would do the trick, win that war outright?


Stop talking nonsense. What such an attack would do is get the entire
country of the attacker vaporized.


I wasn't suggesting that anybody do that, the question was
directed to Stuffie because I wanted to see what his response
would be.


So why 'cobalt bomb'? Insofar as short term (a few years) effects go,
THERE IS NO BLOODY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 'COBALT' BOMB AND ANY OTHER
NUKE OF SIMILAR YIELD.


You already posted convincing logic that a cobalt bomb wouldn't
blow up 1/3 of the world.

Above, I posted in a attempt to elicit comments from Stuffie
about his opinions about what a cobalt bomb would do.

Stuffie?