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Originally Posted by Platapus
And pray tell, why would canceling research on nuclear pulse propulsion be giving the finger to all humanity?
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By stranding us here on this rock to we wiped out by war, plague or the next comet that passes too close.
Not to mention the vast amounts of natural resources found outside of Earth that could be fueling our civilization right now:
One near Earth asteroid could have enough mineral wreath to pay off the US national debt.
Saturn has enough He3 to fuel a fusion reactor the size of Texas.
There is enough silica on Luna to build solar mirrors to control rising global temperatures.
and the Ort cloud has enough water to cover Mars in it.
Sooooo... economic collapse, energy crisis, climate change, water shortages: those would all be gone. Not to mention an Orion is one hell of an orbital defense platform capable to engaging ICBMs.