Re:What are the chances of a third world war? [pdf]
by stcredzero on Monday April 05, 2021 @08:29PM
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That does not happen on the moon. It's cold. The rocks are just rocks.
In the desert, a cup of water is a treasure. In space, even rocks are very useful as radiation shielding.
And I'll say it again, it sounds like you're engaging in this ridiculous fantasy not because you genuinely think the moon is a treasure chest
Lots of people have studied and thought about this. In relation to the environment, it is a treasure chest. It has the right materials to build the bulk of solar power satellites, much more economically than importing those materials from Earth. Again, with enough energy, even dumb rocks become ore. There is a lot more energy available in space.
You know how you get dumb wars? That's how you get dumb wars.
Here's a challenge: Name a dumb war that wasn't at least peripherally about the control of resources, especially energy. The recent ones have been at least peripherally about oil.
In the desert, a cup of water is a treasure. In space, even rocks are very useful as radiation shielding.
And I'll say it again, it sounds like you're engaging in this ridiculous fantasy not because you genuinely think the moon is a treasure chest
Lots of people have studied and thought about this. In relation to the environment, it is a treasure chest. It has the right materials to build the bulk of solar power satellites, much more economically than importing those materials from Earth. Again, with enough energy, even dumb rocks become ore. There is a lot more energy available in space.
You know how you get dumb wars? That's how you get dumb wars.
Here's a challenge: Name a dumb war that wasn't at least peripherally about the control of resources, especially energy. The recent ones have been at least peripherally about oil.