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Charlie Stross has an interesting story, Missile Gap where nuclear powered ekranoplans are used for long range exploration of "Earth": https://en.wikipedia.org
by arethuza 6y ago
Charlie Stross has an interesting story, Missile Gap where nuclear powered ekranoplans are used for long range exploration of "Earth":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_Gap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_Gap
- mapt 6y agoAnd it's an excellent match for this technology, because of the lower power-to-weight ratio sensitivity in ground effect.