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StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 3 days agoThe fact is that any vehicle capable of interplanetary travel is by the nature of the energies involved, also a weapon of mass destruction.
So either you massively restrict access to this technology, or you create a system of surveillance and defense that is so pervasive and effective that it makes 1984 look benign.
SparroHawc@lemm.ee 2 days ago
The usefulness of a fusion engine as a weapon is directly correlated to its efficiency.
StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
It doesn’t really matter what kind of engine it is if it’s going fast enough.
Anything with enough mass and acceleration to move a human being from planet to planet has the kinetic force required to wipe out a city.
SparroHawc@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Although you are correct, this destroys the engine.
A good, efficient fusion engine just needs to point the exhaust end towards the enemy and the hyper-accelerated particles will punch a hole through the target for you. And then you point at the next target, etc. etc.
StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
…fandom.com/…/Relativistic_kill_vehicle