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[-] Saigonauticon@voltage.vn 5 points 8 months ago

No you've got it backward. The mining is a cover. You look for celestial bodies that require only a small delta-v to redirect to a collision event.

It's a proper hostage situation, once you've got the infrastructure to replicate it more cheaply than people can defend against it.

[-] TehBamski@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

This would be a really cool idea for a novel or mini-series IMO.

[-] Saigonauticon@voltage.vn 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Oh yeah. I'd consult on that for sure. Tricking Silicon Valley to invest in something that then holds Earth hostage instead. Fun plot.

...although I bet they'd still invest if you just told them. As long as the financials work.

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