Re:How to destroy the Earth (completely)
by sliverstorm on Monday June 21, 2010 @04:00AM
(#1448256)
In the grand scheme of things, I have come to realize nuclear warheads are not that fearsome. Thus far they have caused less damage to the surface of the earth than a pimple causes to your face. And the earth is insignificantly small.
They are definitely scalable, but they are certainly no Dr. Device
Re:How to destroy the Earth (completely)
by stcredzero on Monday June 21, 2010 @08:37AM
(#1448600)
Interstellar drives are the dangerous bit. The point is that we have a history of being willing to use weapons of mass destruction on our own species. This should make other species a bit nervous.
1) we are here
2) that we're savages who have nuclear weapons and who are perfectly willing to use them on each other.
3) we're going to develop interstellar spacecraft
I think many civilizations worthy of the name would want to bomb us before we get out of Earth's gravity well en masse.