TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by BitterFuture t3_10h4zkx on January 20, 2023 at 6:55 PM in todayilearned 83 comments 323
[deleted] t1_j57qlhu wrote on January 21, 2023 at 12:00 AM Reply to comment by Mitthrawnuruo in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture [deleted] Permalink Parent −1− Mitthrawnuruo t1_j57sf1l wrote on January 21, 2023 at 12:13 AM True, but is also makes them less effective due to the far lower impact speed. Cluster bombs, are generally ground in and banned by most countries. A tool for every job. Permalink Parent 3
Mitthrawnuruo t1_j57sf1l wrote on January 21, 2023 at 12:13 AM True, but is also makes them less effective due to the far lower impact speed. Cluster bombs, are generally ground in and banned by most countries. A tool for every job. Permalink Parent 3
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