Interesting description at the end of the result of a terrorist attack on the ribbon:
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/aug05/0805spac.html ABOUT THE AUTHOR Bradley Carl Edwards spent 11 years on the staff of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, leading advanced technology efforts for lunar missions and a Europa orbiter mission. Since leaving Los Alamos, Edwards has led development of the space elevator, organizing conferences and conducting research. He is the founder and president of Carbon Designs Inc., in Dallas, which is developing high-strength materials for a range of applications, from aerospace structures to sports and recreational products.
