I still think that in Happy Conceptual Land, many nukes are a damn fine stopgap, the ~100 years we can get out of 'em before waste starts to become a problem should be enough to let us develop;
a) an actual presence in space.
b) orbital power transmission
which would let us shut down the nukes gracefully and huck the waste into that handy nuclear crematorium in the sky.Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
a) an actual presence in space.
b) orbital power transmission
which would let us shut down the nukes gracefully and huck the waste into that handy nuclear crematorium in the sky.Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979