Starfish prime proved that nukes detonated in orbit can cause widespread EM disruption, it knocked out the power grid in Hawaii for weeks and took out a British satellite. I have heard it theorized that it could be the last line of defense in a large exchange, the charged particles in the atmosphere would hopefully knock out the detonator control in any approaching warhead. If it is possible to harden your own control against it the em blast might be effective as a first strike to knock out the enemy defense and communication.

Talk about a company that has nothing to show for itself except the promises of future performance... This should be illegal.

Yeah, how many "ghost guns" have been used as weapons of mass destruction? None, because they're buggy as shit and besides keeping people scared it's a non-issue.

The green side is just as guilty of profiteering on this catastrophe as anyone else, and far better at engineering solutions that require additional investments to work to effectively create a gravy train keeping them in business.

Nothing like stranding a couple of astronauts in space as hostages to milk this contract for some overages... can't waste an emergency after all!

Funny how there weren't any invasions during Trump's presidency, and Biden has had enough to almost lose count. Even the messiah himself, barrackoli, had Siria going on, and all he did was endlessly redraw that red line in the sand. Trump came to office and one missile strike stopped all of the chemical weapon attacks. Don't get me wrong, I can't stand the man. But given that the guy trying to do the job now doesn't even remember where he is, I'm hungry for an alternative. And don't get me started on that empty suit of a VP we've got now, she's the only thing keeping the president alive.

I was thinking Horizon Zero Dawn project "Chariot"

The ullage tanks are inside of the other tanks, and the others most probably are too. We know this because it got them in trouble with one of the early launches when the carbon fiber overwrap on the tank sparked inside of the oxygen tank due to expansion and caused a big boom (RUD).

And in the trades it's the exact opposite, severe shortage of people who know what to do and aren't afraid to get dirty and sweat. Especially in the high skill trades like electricians and HVAC.

Generation ships will undoubtedly come first, and probably won't be up to our current, north American, standards of living.

Google/Alphabet have had a free pass for a long time because they have provided expansive intelligence gathering to the US Government. Make me wonder about apple...

We operate at the APEX of the trapezoid of profit..

Making fertilizer and then burning it? Been doing it for DECADES. Ever hear of ETHANOL?

But the purchase can be traced back to time and date, and Walmart and most malls have cameras everywhere... Sprinkle in a little facial recognition tech from your favorite alphabet soup agency and you can probably nail down the identity of the purchaser. And this can be further corroborated with logs of SIM card and/or wifi connections in the area. It's *a lot* harder to be anonymous than you think it is. Even if you pay someone to buy it for you they can probably pick your picture out when they are detained for "questioning".

Ever hear of Malthus? Extrapolating growth at the current rate and with current constraints often leads to predictions of doom. We need more people like Lawrence Borlaug to help instead of Malthus studying tea leaves and predicting doom. We all know that we're doomed, ain't nobody getting out alive in the end, but we can adapt and change and do something amazing in the meantime!