-Antarctica wouldn't be one of the most radioactive place on Earth
Those poor mutated penguins.
-Antarctica wouldn't be one of the most radioactive place on Earth
OOC: Background levels of radiation include nuclear fallout. Nuclear detonations increase the entire Earth's background radiation level, so in this alternate world, the average place on Earth wouldn't have an "above background level of radioactivity" but rather the background radiation level would be higher across the entire surface of the Earth. For example, in reality, the background radiation is higher than it was before the first nuclear test, so we call steel made before 1945 "low-background steel".While incidences of cancer have increased and it's impossible to find a spot on the Earth that doesn't have an above background level of radioactivity (i.e. from the sun- iodine supplements are highly recommended now), a nuclear test moratorium hasn't been considered as countries consider national security to be paramount.
Well, only vetted, certified Nixon Foundation universities. Don't want the domestic commies hacking into the nuclear codes.On one hand, despite everything having computer security be an essential course in college to prevent hacking of atomic facilities is a godsend. Imagine the spam and viruses being let loose on a unprepared populace.
Project Orion was really an explosive success, and the second greatest achievement of mankind after Project Longshot.Well, i for one would have liked to have seen that ban, a cleaner earth and less bombs about. but i will temper it by saying we would still be stuck in LEO . a test ban would have meant no project Orion, no super heavy lift into orbit, and no viable deep space capability. can imagine trying to go to mars with a chemical engine! a test ban, however, good would have condemned humanity to scuttle around low earth orbit for 100 years or more ,no true space stations ,no manned deep space flights no bases on the moon or mars! in short the militarization of space has been a net win for man, without it there is just no economical incentive to go out into the void with a chemical engine!
Yeah, and the high price of nuclear weapons means that the US selling them to fellow NATO members is that much more profitable.Still the best thing about everyone wanting a nuke is that it's so expensive that they can only buy short range delivery platforms at the end or abandon and do something for it'd nations.
Orbital weapons are definitely the future. Operation Death Star has come a long way since 1993.Though, With the latest F-22 with the quick firing laser the days of the short range missile are going. I wonder what's next?
It makes Killer Crocs lines from Batman the Abridged Series that much funnier "Then I threw a rock at him!" Whose laughing now Joker?Yeah, and the high price of nuclear weapons means that the US selling them to fellow NATO members is that much more profitable.
Orbital weapons are definitely the future. Operation Death Star has come a long way since 1993.
Yeaaaaah...On the bright side, the loss of so much of the world's oil supply has led to greater advancement in electric cars. Right now at least 40% of vehicles on the road today are electric-powered.
You never knows with these two... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)I still say the supposed North Vitnamese bomb on Saigon was just a Chinese bomb, just like the supposed South Vietnamese bomb on Hanoi was actually American as recently revealed by wikileaks.
Let's just hope Singapore won't become a bay/cove if they do have the bomb...He is from Malaysia, they love nuclear weapons over there, nobody ever bombed anything closer to them than Saigon and Palau.
I still remember all the European Ecologist Parties being super ultra mad...The Trans-Nicaragua (aka the Pan Atomic Canal) canal and the hydroelectric canal from the Mediterranean Sea to the Qattara Depression in Egypt wouldn't have been constructed. The Qattara canal needed 213 1 megaton explosive devices to excavate the thing
Didn't that canal collapse soon afterwards making the whole thing moot?Yeaaaaah...
You never knows with these two... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Let's just hope Singapore won't become a bay/cove if they do have the bomb...
I still remember all the European Ecologist Parties being super ultra mad...![]()
Ya bet it did.Didn't that canal collapse soon afterwards making the whole thing moot?
I love the movie that was made afterwards, "Whalesomething." was it? That giant whale humanoid was awesome. Then Toei took it and gave it an awesome demise vs Gojira.Ya bet it did.![]()