Re:Ground control bids farewell to Philae comet lander
by barkingcat on Sunday February 28, 2016 @04:38PM
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Nuclear missiles, fissile material, reactor cores, etc are transported on public roads - where else would they go? We haven't invented transporters yet so transportation is still roads, rail, sea, air - these things don't just magically appear at the launch site or at the power station. Someone needed to drive the semi that gets it there.
There is absolutely a chance of fissile materials being stolen in transport - that's why there's multiple levels of security and multilateral treaties with most countries around the world about this kind of issue.
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Re:Ground control bids farewell to Philae comet lander
by ars on Sunday February 28, 2016 @10:27PM
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I meant the road from the assembly plant to the launch platform.
Re:Ground control bids farewell to Philae comet lander
by funkyy on Sunday February 28, 2016 @06:15PM
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Add special forces to the transport, a lot of it, and problem solved.
Re:Ground control bids farewell to Philae comet lander
by saboot on Sunday February 28, 2016 @03:57PM
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We drive nuclear missiles on public roads, with enough security anything is doable.
Re:Ground control bids farewell to Philae comet lander
by eco on Sunday February 28, 2016 @07:01PM
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Yep. An example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCwlV_94kPE
No, not really. They are pretty safe - you can hold one in your hand without a problem (barring a burn - they get hot).
A road accident would do nothing harmful at all.
> having it be stolen
That strikes me as pretty unlikely - they don't exactly drive on public roads.