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the most pressing argument for a military experiment was, "if we don't do it, the Russians will." And, indeed, the Russians did test atomic bombs and hydrogen b
by pcunite 9y ago
the most pressing argument for a military experiment was, "if we don't do it, the Russians will." And, indeed, the Russians did test atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs in space
Competition has a way of getting out of hand, no?
- marcosdumay 9y agoI'm sure the possibility of a bomb there blinding missile detectors was pressing enough to do the tests even if there wasn't any competition spirit. And Van Allen was quite possibly thrilled about the possibility of measuring his discover, from strength and shape to stability. (Good thing it is stable, otherwise people would keep probing it.)