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by grandchild 870 days ago
the interesting thing is, the device may have to be built but possibly never operated. the existence of this device would make all nuclear-bomb-holders scramble to disarm them. OTOH we'd also have to know where the bombs are pretty precisely, if i understand correctly. i'd put the bombs on a nuclear airport luggage belt and have them go around in circles. makes a moving target out of them.
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> the existence of this device would make all nuclear-bomb-holders scramble to disarm them

Conversly, it may make some bomb-holders scrable to use their weapons as-intended - before they're rendered useless to them.

Or stimulate development of neutrino shielding.
A system of underground railways! I wonder if Ian M Banks saw our future when he wrote about the planet of the dead...