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The "rods from god" idea was a bundle of telephone-pole-size (20 feet long, 1 foot in diameter) tungsten rods, dropped from orbit, reaching a speed of up to 10 times the speed of sound.
The rod itself would penetrate hundreds of feet into the Earth, destroying any potential hardened bunkers or secret underground sites. More than that, when the rod hits, the explosion would be on par with the magnitude of a ground-penetrating nuclear weapon— but with no fallout.
Such a weapon could destroy a target with 15 minutes' notice.
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Imagine that. Holding the high ground is a tactical advantage?
Brand new idea.
His arguments against them are invalid for a number of reasons.
Asteroid mining comes to mind.
GIGATONS of tungsten...already up there. Weight is not an issue.
one more thing.
He's got the 'lazy dog' thing all wrong.
Don't ask me how I know this.