04-21-2016, 04:05 PM
Spacecraft make good kinetic missiles, of course, as do aircraft; that doesn't mean we should abandon their use.
Note that the Soviets actually did manage to use nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes on a small number of occasions, including stopping a gas well blow-out or two.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Ex...al_Economy
The US program investigated similar possibilities, but was never put into commercial or practical use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Plowshare
Note that the Soviets actually did manage to use nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes on a small number of occasions, including stopping a gas well blow-out or two.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Ex...al_Economy
The US program investigated similar possibilities, but was never put into commercial or practical use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Plowshare