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To: ConservativeMind
Reminds me of a Jerry Pournelle/Niven book named “Footfall.”

No, they drop nuke bombs out of the bottom for propulsion. The same theorized propulsion as Project Orion.

6 posted on 05/07/2020 6:57:18 PM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: wastedyears

I think that is referred to as nuclear pulse detonation. Jet fuel pulse detonation is said to have been investigated in a secret US black project aircraft.


19 posted on 05/07/2020 9:48:10 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: wastedyears

My favorite line that book:God was a knocking and he wanted in realllllll bad.


21 posted on 05/07/2020 10:50:53 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf
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