Uproar over plan to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons in the Mediterranean

Re:Uproar over plan to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons in... by NAFV_P on Monday April 21, 2014 @09:16AM (#7620880)

> Why don't they just eject those chemical weapons into outer space?

What if it falls back to Earth?

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Re:Uproar over plan to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons in... by ddorian43 on Monday April 21, 2014 @09:19AM (#7620891)

burned upon reentry

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Re:Uproar over plan to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons in... by DanBC on Monday April 21, 2014 @09:23AM (#7620901)

What if the rocket fails before it gets to space, and falls back to Earth?

Or if it explodes in the atmosphere, scattering chemical weapons (some of which will remain unburnt) throughout the atmosphere.

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Re:Uproar over plan to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons in... by NAFV_P on Monday April 21, 2014 @09:36AM (#7620947)

> What if the rocket fails before it gets to space, and falls back to Earth?

Excellent point, there are many things that could go wrong in the short time to low Earth orbit.

Not only that, it is incredibly expensive.

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Re:Uproar over plan to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons in... by sillysaurus3 on Monday April 21, 2014 @09:28AM (#7620915)

I wonder if a space elevator will ever be viable...

Is a space elevator a fantasy? Have people given up on it?

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Re:Uproar over plan to dispose of Syrian chemical weapons in... by QuasarLogic on Monday April 21, 2014 @09:49AM (#7621006)

Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke is a great book about space elevators.

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