On 24 Feb 2003, at 12:45, David Weinshenker wrote:
> Adrian Tymes wrote:
>
> > and even once it's out there, some people still object to
> > "nukes in space".
>
> Now that's just plain silly... space propulsion is one of the
> few applications for nuclear power that _isn't_ sinfully wasteful
> of the energy density. (Ocean propulsion - especially submarines -
> may be another...)
>
Randall will (has?) probably beat me to it, but I have to try...
Dammit, Dave, you've got to stop thinking logically! ;-)
Adrian is talking about fervent, vocal, "no-nukes-in-space" protesters,
and they act on the basis of emotion: a deep-seated (*) fear of nuclear-
energy technology in all its forms. I don't want to get into a discussion of
this here, so let me just say that you cannot reason them out of this
attitude.
(*) I almost said "dyed in the wool". That would be a baaaad
description, for -- the merit of the argument aside -- it takes guts to go up
against the establishment.
Chris
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