Charlie Stross on Nostr: I mean, with climate change we're going to NEED big-ass container ships that can go ...
I mean, with climate change we're going to NEED big-ass container ships that can go really fast, just to move food around between regions hit by drought/crop failure. And nuclear is *obviously* a smart bet, and for a half-million-ton ship it's even reasonable. But why pick a fuel cycle that lends itself to weapons proliferation?
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