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Is President BHO getting mainstream snookered, or what?
Jack Linthicum wrote:
:On Feb 1, 5:06*pm, "Martha Adams" wrote: : "Jack Linthicum" wrote in message : : In the scenario I assume for this Project Orion renewal, things have : gone very sour internationally. *It launches like the 500-lb gorilla: : anywhere it wants. *At 10,000 tons, from where it's built seems the only : choice. *Nukes and all. *Who else could build such a thing? *In my view, : only Russia. *Jerry Pournelle or Larry Niven published a book some years : ago assuming alien invaders who are finally defeated by building such a : warship, but I do not recall the name of the book. : : Of course the kicker plate facing the exploding nukes takes a beating. : Some work on this seems to have been done. *I've seen mention that in : some of that nuclear testing, back when they did it open to the : atmosphere, there were some tests of graphite coated spheres placed *30 : feet* from the exploding nuke -- and the spheres were found later. : (Condition not specified.) : : :You have to understand that the original launching place was supposed :to be Point Loma in San Diego. : Hogwash! Jack, where do you get this tripe? Hint: It was supposed to launch from Jackass Flats, Nevada. -- "Ordinarily he is insane. But he has lucid moments when he is only stupid." -- Heinrich Heine |
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