What's the next thing after nuclear weapons?

[bAd a!m]

So, we kinda already understand how to make nukes and we have plenty.

When I say "we" I'm referring to the human knowledge. We can make many nukes and blow this planet.

But, what's gonna be the next type of weapon or discovery that we'll make?

What if we need to blow off a whole planet in outer space?

Or we get attacked by aliens from a parallel dimension?

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[Trickster(Zombie)]

Idk that's for you to decide

[MinionJoe]

Messaggio originale di kingjames488:

Messaggio originale di MinionJoe:

Well, the exact number could be less. I've actually heard it was a bit more.

A lot probably depends on the purity of one's U-235.

the maths is what they keep secret... but in concept it's basically just
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkaXJKL38BI

The Demon Core (ie tickling the dragon's tail) was just a near-critical mass of U-235.

[kingjames488]

Messaggio originale di MinionJoe:

Messaggio originale di kingjames488:

the maths is what they keep secret... but in concept it's basically just
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkaXJKL38BI

The Demon Core (ie tickling the dragon's tail) was just a near-critical mass of U-235.

ya, crazy they kept messing with that thing...

IIRC they eventually used it as a core in an actual nuke and ended the curse :P

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

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[vkobe]

Messaggio originale di kingjames488:

oh ya, almsot forgot about EMP... that could be a big one.

not as directly destructive, but against the right target it could be devistating.

when we got nuke we got emp

[vkobe]

Messaggio originale di bAd a!m:

Thank you all for the great ideas and valuable input.

Now, here is a question: how hard would it be to create a gamma-ray cannon, that we can aim at other planets and successfully use against potential dangerous aliens?

use nuke and special device able to redirect gamma ray from nuke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excalibur

[vkobe]

Messaggio originale di kingjames488:

Messaggio originale di vkobe:

we know how weponize anti matter

you put antimatter in uranium or plutonium core

or deuterium+trtium+lithium

you bypass explosive part

but risk is nuclear weapon go boom if antimater contain enter in contact with antimatter fuel, so not fizzle possible with nuclear weapon+antimatter

normally you need perfect explosion from explosive for nuclear explosion otherwise your bomb fail

but with anti matter you alway get nuclear explosion even with failure

lol what?

antimater and nukes have nothing to do with each other...

the problem is antimater costs a fortune to make and is really hard to keep stable.

you explain yourself in last sentence why pure antimatter bomb is not viable

anti matter will be used to replace explosive

or replace uranium, plutonium in deuterium, tritium, lithium container

[Saturn830]

Relativistic or at least very high speed kinetic impacts. Granted, you need to generate the energy to get them up to that speed, but the weapons themselves are relatively simple.

[kingjames488]

Messaggio originale di vkobe:

Messaggio originale di kingjames488:

lol what?

antimater and nukes have nothing to do with each other...

the problem is antimater costs a fortune to make and is really hard to keep stable.

you explain yourself in last sentence why pure antimatter bomb is not viable

anti matter will be used to replace explosive

or replace uranium, plutonium in deuterium, tritium, lithium container

ya, it's probably more likely that some country ignores the space weapons bans before they figure out how to produce antimater weapons.

[kingjames488]

Messaggio originale di vkobe:

Messaggio originale di kingjames488:

oh ya, almsot forgot about EMP... that could be a big one.

not as directly destructive, but against the right target it could be devistating.

when we got nuke we got emp

technically, but since then there has been a good deal of development put into getting the EMP effect without the nuke.

I remember seeing something like 20+ years ago where they'd figured out how to make an EMP device about the size of a garbage can that could disable a vehicle... I'm sure they've come a long way since then.

[bAd a!m]

Messaggio originale di Saturn830:

Relativistic or at least very high speed kinetic impacts. Granted, you need to generate the energy to get them up to that speed, but the weapons themselves are relatively simple.

This is interesting.

How would "relativistic weapons" work actually?

[vkobe]

Messaggio originale di bAd a!m:

Messaggio originale di Saturn830:

Relativistic or at least very high speed kinetic impacts. Granted, you need to generate the energy to get them up to that speed, but the weapons themselves are relatively simple.

This is interesting.

How would "relativistic weapons" work actually?

badly, because earth atmosphere

but it may useful on the moon or against other spaceship, but you dont need relativist for that, except if you need to be fast and your opponant use laser or very manoeuver to avoid your projectile and missile

but anyway relativist not working with earth atmosphere

if you go kinetic you try to hijack asteroid or comet

[xDDD]

Probably weapons that could cause natural disasters, like hurricanes and earthquakes.
Not only do those have nuclear-levels of damage potential but they also have plausible deniability. A nuke is a nuke and everyone knows it, but a horrific earthquake is just a horrible natural phenomenon.

[Holding These Alligators Down]

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