Re: Space Solar Power - A possible way of Reducing Rectenna size?

Your delusional state has been noted. I assume that was the point of
the following exposition...

"Alex Terrell" <alexterrell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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:On 29 Jan, 14:44, Fred J. McCall <fmcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> "Alex Terrell" <alexterr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote::
:> :
:> :On 28 Jan, 23:27, Fred J. McCall <fmcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> :> "Alex Terrell" <alexterr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote::
:> :> :
:> :> :On 28 Jan, 17:58, Fred J. McCall <fmcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> :> :
:> :> :> :Technologies have been adopted since the stone age both because of,
:> :> :> :and despite their military use. Its potential for use as a weapon will
:> :> :> :not stop space solar power.
:> :> :>
:> :> :> Of course it will. If it's too easy to use it as a weapon, treaties
:> :> :> will prohibit it.
:> :> :
:> :> :I'd draw the opposite conclusion. If it were useful as a weapon, the
:> :> :US would have deployed it long ago.
:> :>
:> :> See the Outer Space Treaty, Article IV. Such an area beam weapon
:> :> usable against the surface would probably fall within the definition
:> :> of "other kinds of weapons of mass destruction".
:> :
:> :The reference design of SSP would certainly not be classified as a
:> :Weapon of Mass Destruction.
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:<Reinsert snipped piece which addresses point below:>
:AT:Even a larger scale deployment (SSP+) that could conceivably be
:used
:AT:as a weapon wouldn't fall into this category unless some provision
:AT:were implemented to make it usable as a weapon.
:
:AT:Likewise, if someone deploys a NEO mover to protect the Earth
:against
:AT:impacts, this could be used as Serious Weapon of Mass Destruction
:AT:(like "ELE"). Whilst the "World" would want safeguards, it wouldn't
:AT:fall under OST.
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:AT:Likewise, with SSP+ the UN/World would want some safeguards and
:AT:verification, just as they do with nuclear weapons.
:>
:> Keep shifting ground. The discussion was over an SSP designed to put
:> maximum power on the ground to keep rectennae small.
:>
:Honing in on your argument, it comes down to who defines something as
:a weapon.
:
:USA company puts up a standard SSP system, which might melt a glacier
:after 12 months. No one can seriously claim its a weapon.
:
:USA company puts up a SSP+ system, physically capable of beaming
:microwaves at 15KW /m2, but with software controls that prevent this.
:Mr McCall and Kim Jong IV claim this is a weapon of mass destruction.
:The US Government says its not a weapon. End of debate.
:
:USA company puts up an electric propulsion system able to capture
:NEOs, or deflect NEOs from impacting Earth, under contract to US
:congress. Mr McCall and Kim Jong V claim this is a weapon of mass
:destruction. The US Government says its not a weapon. End of debate.
:
:USA company puts up dozens of SSP+ systems, physically capable of
:beaming microwaves at 150KW /m2, but with multiple software controls
:that prevent this. Mr McCall and Kim Jong VI claim this is a weapon of
:mass destruction. The Arab countries say its an economic weapon of
:mass destruction. The US Government says its not a weapon. UN puts in
:place monitoring systems to reassure. End of debate.
:
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