In the future, given the possibility of progress, will orbital bombardment become the new ultimate fuck you option?
We'll need some sci-fi propulsion system to make orbital bombardment more viable than the current sub-orbital bombardment of ICBMs and hypersonic glide vehicles.
>>64297210The new "fuck you" option will be some rocket that forces a star to prematurely go supernova and blow up the entire star system orbiting it.
>>64297458Funny you mention that, was just reading The Killing Star a few days ago.
>>64297482Never heard of that and never seen that webm but that looked pretty cool. I'll check it out
>>64297210Fuck you option, sure. Probably not ultimate one however, but more of a general way to deal some environmental damage in interplanetary conflicts.
>>64297458Kek. You play too much Stellaris. Stars are yuuuge. Nothing you throw at it barring another star or black hole will do anything.
>>64297234Theoretically, you can attach conventional rockets of 60s tech onto an asteroid or comet and nudge it towards the Earth. It will take years to decades for it to reach Earth but totally doable.
>>64297482This is a black hole version of the nova cannon. In it's most basic form it's a megastructure built around a star, used to open a force-field tunnel into the star until your reach it's fusion core. Then you open the tunnel and channel the pure fusion energy from the core of the star into a near-by planet, absolutely roasting it.The Black holve version (in the video) is the black hole/singularity version of the same tech. It's one concievable way to destroy a whole planet on one shot with reasonably low energy input, as you are mostly using the star's own energy. It's something that was described in Alastair Reynold's "Redemption Ark" (part of the Revelation Space series, if you are intrested, start with Revelation Space). Also, Kutrzgesagt made a video about this particular Black hole Cannon/bomb weapon seen in the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulCdoCfw-bY
