And yet at the same time a space elevator would reduce the risks dramatically by orders of magnitude.

To say that is an insult to all reptilians from Zeta Andromedae who routinely dismembers, kills and eats small children and kittens, and who has explicitly stated an agenda of exterminating the human race, all except for the few kept to be eaten alive for food, of course, and that secretly worships Satan. Take it back!

so ... when seconds count, the cops are only minutes away?

Iman Wilkens makes a case for the Trojan War not occuring in the Mediteranean and tries to map it to England. http://www.troy-in-england.com... Perhaps this is another candidate location for the war.

But can it cook me dinner yet?

At 1.5 MW it can cook dinner for a whole city. Reminds me of all the Mainframes that got donated to universities since the 60's. They're really neat to have as a museum piece (even if they do consume the entire basement's space), but no University runs them because they can't afford the power to turn them on.