Comments on: US military proposes space-based solar power station http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: NDK Creative Artist http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/comment-page-1/#comment-15083 NDK Creative Artist Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:13:25 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/#comment-15083 The USA negotiates and proposes treaties but almost never ratifies them. Such a station could also make it possible to control a population very easily. The USA negotiates and proposes treaties but almost never ratifies them.

Such a station could also make it possible to control a population very easily.

]]> By: silver fury http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/comment-page-1/#comment-13200 silver fury Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:22:49 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/#comment-13200 perhaps, but this type of technology hasn't been full understand yet. As such, if you were to build at least 20 solar platform around the equator of the planet. where there is a high chance of solar energy incoming than you will be able to have a near indefiniteness source of energy. but with other countries that build this network of solar collectors than there is the possibility that this power source maybe abused. thought this is only in theory. perhaps, but this type of technology hasn’t been full understand yet. As such, if you were to build at least 20 solar platform around the equator of the planet. where there is a high chance of solar energy incoming than you will be able to have a near indefiniteness source of energy. but with other countries that build this network of solar collectors than there is the possibility that this power source maybe abused. thought this is only in theory.

]]> By: David Reagan http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/comment-page-1/#comment-4427 David Reagan Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:27:18 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/#comment-4427 This seems like it would be useful in wartime, but not necessarily as a weapon. If you invade a country and set up bases, tapping the power grid can be tricky, especially if you've smeared it with smart bombs. But with energy beaming down from space, you only have to throw down a few collection grids and -- boom! -- you have a fully powered forward post. Plug in your SWORDS, and it's blow some stuff up time, wheee! Heck, you could use this tech to decrease the amount of fuel non-nuclear naval units use, or to bathe soldiers in a field of tappable energy so they don't have to lug tens of batteries everywhere, or extend the range of tanks, planes, etc. This seems like it would be useful in wartime, but not necessarily as a weapon. If you invade a country and set up bases, tapping the power grid can be tricky, especially if you’ve smeared it with smart bombs. But with energy beaming down from space, you only have to throw down a few collection grids and — boom! — you have a fully powered forward post. Plug in your SWORDS, and it’s blow some stuff up time, wheee!

Heck, you could use this tech to decrease the amount of fuel non-nuclear naval units use, or to bathe soldiers in a field of tappable energy so they don’t have to lug tens of batteries everywhere, or extend the range of tanks, planes, etc.

]]> By: Jeremy Eades http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/comment-page-1/#comment-4402 Jeremy Eades Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:57:50 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/#comment-4402 You both bring up a good point. I thought there was an international treaty banning space weapons. Turns out, there is: the Space Preservation Treaty, but it's not been ratified by the US. The only other treaty, the Outer Space Treaty - signed by 98 countries including the US, bans weapons of mass destruction, which I don't think a microwave beam can be counted as. You both bring up a good point. I thought there was an international treaty banning space weapons. Turns out, there is: the Space Preservation Treaty, but it’s not been ratified by the US. The only other treaty, the Outer Space Treaty – signed by 98 countries including the US, bans weapons of mass destruction, which I don’t think a microwave beam can be counted as.

]]> By: Kris http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/comment-page-1/#comment-4395 Kris Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:08:00 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/10/17/us-military-proposes-space-based-solar-power-station/#comment-4395 Remember that just about anything can be used as a weapon. This system isn't built to be able to focus the beam - it's military interest is in getting rid of the huge cost of getting fuel to the front lines. We can't exclude efforts like this for these reasons - if we don't do something, and soon, it won't be our aptitude for war that kills us all. Remember that just about anything can be used as a weapon. This system isn’t built to be able to focus the beam – it’s military interest is in getting rid of the huge cost of getting fuel to the front lines.

We can’t exclude efforts like this for these reasons – if we don’t do something, and soon, it won’t be our aptitude for war that kills us all.

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