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Sometimes being outside easy nuclear strike capabilities of the superpowers is a good on its own. Plus lot less annoying environmentalists and I imagine plenti
by hoseja 2y ago
Sometimes being outside easy nuclear strike capabilities of the superpowers is a good on its own. Plus lot less annoying environmentalists and I imagine plentiful fissile material.
- jiggawatts 2y agoIf literally every nuclear bomb ever made was detonated in a world war, the fallout from that would be a significantly smaller problem than the steady-state radiation is on Mars right now. The fallout will eventually decay, but Mars will stay an irradiated hellscape forever.
- hoseja 2y agoWith a couple fairly simple genetic modifications humans could thrive in place with high background radiation, in a place where nobody can throw nukes at you for doing simple genetic modifications.
- jiggawatts 2y agoIf rockets with people can get to Mars, then rockets with nuclear warheads can get to Mars.
- hoseja 2y agoBut you have a long time to see them coming.