Re: How to really terraform (part 1)

From: Sander Vesik (sander_at_haldjas.folklore.ee)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 09:38:08 +0000 (UTC)

James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
>
> Just out of curiousity, when was the last time a power
> station was put out of action by PETs? And wouldn't a diverse
> network of power stations be able to rout around stuff like that,
> just as we saw last August?
>
> I would worry more about Great Wars. If one just ended with
> the invasion and crushing of one or more Great Power homelands, that's
> ok: we seem to space GW cycles by about a century. If it's been a
> century since the last one, that's bad, and if the last GW ended
> with one side collapsing but not being invaded, that's worse,
> because they will probably be back for Round Two (Under New
> Management) by and by -- call it 20-40 years.
>

So assuming that you cut power off (by the plan) by about the time you've
reached Pluto or before, the extra risk is pretty neglible. 

-- 
	Sander
+++ Out of cheese error +++

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