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.


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