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There's probably plenty of human risk transporting it to the launcher, as well, such as a road accident or having it be stolen.

by imglorp 11y ago

ars 11y ago
> such as a road accident No, not really. They are pretty safe - you can hold one in your hand without a problem (barring a burn - they get hot). A road accident would do nothing harmful at all. > having it be stolen That strikes me as pretty unlikely - they don't exactly drive on public roads.
- saboot 11y ago
  We drive nuclear missiles on public roads, with enough security anything is doable.
  - eco 11y ago
    Yep. An example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCwlV_94kPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCwlV_94kPE
- barkingcat 11y ago
  Nuclear missiles, fissile material, reactor cores, etc are transported on public roads - where else would they go? We haven't invented transporters yet so transportation is still roads, rail, sea, air - these things don't just magically appear at the launch site or at the power station. Someone needed to drive the semi that gets it there. There is absolutely a chance of fissile materials being stolen in transport - that's why there's multiple levels of security and multilateral treaties with most countries around the world about this kind of issue. http://www.patriotnetdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Nuke-rear-ender-Feds-armored-vehicle-collides-into-truck-with-missile.jpg http://www.patriotnetdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Nu...
  - funkyy 11y ago
    Add special forces to the transport, a lot of it, and problem solved.
  - ars 11y ago
    I meant the road from the assembly plant to the launch platform.
InclinedPlane 11y ago
RTGs are incredibly well built and designed to survive a launch accident (indeed, they have done so) without releasing radioactive material. A road accident would be nothing in comparison. As for theft, that seems very unlikely, the parts are well guarded and not just put on a truck and sent across country.

There's probably plenty of human risk transporting it to the launcher, as well, such as a road accident or having it be stolen.

by imglorp 11y ago

There's probably plenty of human risk transporting it to the launcher, as well, such as a road accident or having it be stolen.

ars 11y ago

> such as a road accident No, not really. They are pretty safe - you can hold one in your hand without a problem (barring a burn - they get hot). A road accident would do nothing harmful at all. > having it be stolen That strikes me as pretty unlikely - they don't exactly drive on public roads.

saboot 11y ago
We drive nuclear missiles on public roads, with enough security anything is doable.
- eco 11y ago
  Yep. An example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCwlV_94kPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCwlV_94kPE
barkingcat 11y ago
Nuclear missiles, fissile material, reactor cores, etc are transported on public roads - where else would they go? We haven't invented transporters yet so transportation is still roads, rail, sea, air - these things don't just magically appear at the launch site or at the power station. Someone needed to drive the semi that gets it there. There is absolutely a chance of fissile materials being stolen in transport - that's why there's multiple levels of security and multilateral treaties with most countries around the world about this kind of issue. http://www.patriotnetdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Nuke-rear-ender-Feds-armored-vehicle-collides-into-truck-with-missile.jpg http://www.patriotnetdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Nu...
- funkyy 11y ago
  Add special forces to the transport, a lot of it, and problem solved.
- ars 11y ago
  I meant the road from the assembly plant to the launch platform.

InclinedPlane 11y ago

RTGs are incredibly well built and designed to survive a launch accident (indeed, they have done so) without releasing radioactive material. A road accident would be nothing in comparison. As for theft, that seems very unlikely, the parts are well guarded and not just put on a truck and sent across country.