Congressional candidate: Moon-colonizing companies could destroy cities by dropping rocks

[kevindavis007]

Brianna Wu, a Dem, claims that Moon valuable militarily because rocks ‘have power of 100s of nuclear bombs’


A transgender-issues activist and Democratic candidate for Congress says the advent of the space tourism industry could give private corporations a “frightening amount of power” to destroy the Earth with rocks because of the Moon’s military importance.


Brianna Wu, a prominent “social justice warrior” in the “Gamergate” controversy who now is running for the House seat in Massachusetts’ 8th District, suggested in a since-deleted tweet that companies could drop rocks from the Moon.


“The moon is probably the most tactically valuable military ground for earth,” the tweet said. “Rocks dropped from there have power of 100s of nuclear bombs.”
SpaceX announced Monday it is planning to launch a tourism venture to the Moon in 2018.


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[kevindavis007]

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[bigheadfred]

Was that Footfall? Hammer of the Gods? I can't remember.

[r9etb]

“The moon is probably the most tactically valuable military ground for earth,” the tweet said. “Rocks dropped from there have power of 100s of nuclear bombs.”

Well.... yeah, one could do that; and with a bit of precise targeting and not too terribly much delta-V, either.  But it's cheaper to build and use nukes.

[Cripplecreek]

Duh, I've been saying it all along. The moon is the high ground.

Personally I wouldn't screw with rocks.  Tungsten darts launched with mass drivers would be far more effective.

[bigheadfred]

Well.... yeah, one could do that; and with a bit of precise targeting and not too terribly much delta-V, either.  But it's cheaper to build and use nukes.

But nukes are so inhuman. Bashing people to death with a rock goes way back.

[Just_Victor]

[bigheadfred]

Lucifer's Hammer.

[bigheadfred]

Duh, I've been saying it all along. The moon is the high ground.

Personally I wouldn't screw with rocks.  Tungsten darts launched with mass drivers would be far more effective.

Is that like lawn darts? They'd never go for it.  ^-^

[Cripplecreek]

I do have to wonder what possible incentive a space based company would have to kill lots of their customers in an apparent show of power.

Damocrats.

[ABX]

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.


Actually, she isn't that nuts. This is something that has been explored by the US Military in many different ways. Kinetic Bombardment. If you are already up there, it is far more of an efficient way of attack that shooting rockets from continent to continent.

[bigheadfred]

I do have to wonder what possible incentive a space based company would have to kill lots of their customers in an apparent show of power.

Damocrats.

If it is a military operation it makes complete sense that it doesn't make sense.

[bigheadfred]

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.


Actually, she isn't that nuts. This is something that has been explored by the US Military in many different ways. Kinetic Bombardment. If you are already up there, it is far more of an efficient way of attack that shooting rockets from continent to continent.

I  wonder how much of a miscalculation you can make, the margin of error, to even be close?

[kevindavis007]

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.


Actually, she isn't that nuts. This is something that has been explored by the US Military in many different ways. Kinetic Bombardment. If you are already up there, it is far more of an efficient way of attack that shooting rockets from continent to continent.

Well the loony part thinks that Spacex is going to bomb earth with Moon Rocks..

[Cripplecreek]

Well the loony part thinks that Spacex is going to bomb earth with Moon Rocks..

Elon Musk isn't my favorite person but Dr Evil he ain't.

Plus he already gets more than ONE MILLION DOLLARS

[ABX]

Well the loony part thinks that Spacex is going to bomb earth with Moon Rocks..

Very true, but the physics work, the economics work, and history shows us, eventually if man finds it can throw a rock at someone else, they will throw it.

[kevindavis007]

Elon Musk isn't my favorite person but Dr Evil he ain't.

Plus he already gets more than ONE MILLION DOLLARS

 

[kevindavis007]

Very true, but the physics work, the economics work, and history shows us, eventually if man finds it can throw a rock at someone else, they will throw it.

True..  I think in The Expanse (at least in the Novels).. Earth has been devastated by a serious of meteor showers that was done on purpose.

[Cripplecreek]

True..  I think in The Expanse (at least in the Novels).. Earth has been devastated by a serious of meteor showers that was done on purpose.

That's where Eros was heading at the end of last week's episode but I think its going to end up impacting Venus.

[Smokin Joe]

I  wonder how much of a miscalculation you can make, the margin of error, to even be close?

If you throw a big enough rock, it won't matter.

[kevindavis007]

That's where Eros was heading at the end of last week's episode but I think its going to end up impacting Venus.

Not going to say a thing..

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Was that Footfall? Hammer of the Gods? I can't remember.

Footfall, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and a few (IIRC) John Ringo novels.

[andy58-in-nh]

But wouldn't that cause the moon to tip over?

[EC]

Was that Footfall? Hammer of the Gods? I can't remember.

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Heinlein.

[bigheadfred]

If you throw a big enough rock, it won't matter.

I was shooting for tactical. Like dropsies. Any dang fool can play planet killer.  ^-^