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		hermitcrab 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Space Elevator Nukes are a lot less effective when there is little or no atmosphere to push on.

pfdietz 3 months ago [–]

They'd cause the surface of the elevator to explode, just from energy deposition, down to thicknesses dictated by how penetrating the radiation is.

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