Which is a remarkable scientific achievement, independent of its use.

goatlover · on Sept 21, 2016

Remarkable in the same way a future gray goo invention would be. And it was a military initiative, developed for military reasons.

EGreg · on Sept 21, 2016

So was the internet.

You never know if we will need that arsenal against asteroids.

czep · on Sept 22, 2016

And from whose rocket are you going to trust launching those nukes? I'm not interested in even being in the same Hemisphere as such a launch!

And everyone knows lasers are the solution to errant asteroids. Perhaps attached to evil sharks :)