07-29-2004, 08:01 PM
Anti-matter warheads, in any case, are a science-fiction nightmare. Dangerous to manufacture, dangerous to store, dangerous to carry, and dangerous to lob at thine foes. At any point there the container could fail and the thing detonates when you least desire it to.
SF writers are seduced by such weapons through the potential energy release ("BIGGER"! so says the director of Wormhole X-Treme!) and neglect to dally with any and all of its liabilities.
I'd much rather use a spatial-shock disruptor warhead. And ships powered by metallic hydrogen reactors. ;)
SF writers are seduced by such weapons through the potential energy release ("BIGGER"! so says the director of Wormhole X-Treme!) and neglect to dally with any and all of its liabilities.
I'd much rather use a spatial-shock disruptor warhead. And ships powered by metallic hydrogen reactors. ;)
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