Only one sentence in the whole article mentioning hardening against reentry heating. It glosses right over how exposed combined-cycle engines could be expected to survive this.

the kaonashi recognition system.

As I recall, in TOS it wasn't a big red button, but some red-shirt trying to physically pull the plug. And he was incinerated when the AI went for a direct laser? plasma? connection to the mains.

Frank Herbert had AI's number. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination:_Void

We get alerts on our cell phones with at most a couple of seconds' warning. In theory that gives you time to duck under a desk or into a doorway. In practice it's always been: Beep! What the fuck is that? Earthquake!

The minister gave no source for this conclusion or any information, really -- or at least Quartz didn't report any). As it is, he's speaking out his pie-hole.

They're particularly addressing reproducibility and demonstrating new lab techniques. Sometimes it's far easier to demonstrate something than to describe it in ways that are not susceptible to misinterpretation.

... complete with gravel to tweeze out of the wounds.

So, the US says North Korea attacked Sony. And the US knows this because it attacked North Korea years ago ...

As others have pointed out, such criticism is typical early in the process. And it does nothing to alleviate Nature's failure to appropriately review the final paper before publishing.

... call your office.

I'd much prefer Tim Conway.

You beat me to it.

Damn thing was headed down far longer than it was headed up.

Hey, NASA! Moon is thataway! ^^^^

Whistleblowing on a secret US government agency that's governed (if at all) by secret laws and secret courts, and is clearly out of control? Sorry, that would never cross the line into treason. It's the agency which is breaking the law.