tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post8225729622291844330..comments2024-01-12T12:52:08.097-07:00Comments on Billlls Idle Mind: Nuclear DronesBillllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-26467481070398159152012-04-06T05:52:59.076-07:002012-04-06T05:52:59.076-07:00I remember "Steam Bird" by Hilbert Schen...I remember "Steam Bird" by Hilbert Schenck, a SF novel about a nuclear powered bomber built for the Cold War, launched by mistake in 1980 -- that couldn't land. On landing, the reactor would be crashing through the fuselage and scattering itself about the countryside.<br /><br />A book review on <a href="http://theporporbooksblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-review-steam-bird-by-hilbert.html" rel="nofollow">The PorPor Books Blog: SF and Fantasy Books 1968 - 1988</a>.<br /><br />Note, the book review mentions the Air Force NEPA, <a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/articles/nuke-american.htm" rel="nofollow">Nuclear Powered Aircraft</a> program from its inception by Enrico Fermi while on the Manhattan project, through flight testing and cancellation in the late 1960s.<br /><br />What I think is important to remember, is that all of the weapons designed to be used only against military enemies show up on police forces and Homeland Security teams. Witness the SWAT team the Department of Education fields to collect on delinquent student loans. Put together blacked out helicopters for battle use "over there", and sure enough, they show up over "the border". And Manhattan. But that might just be a rumor.Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-83691185328779130192012-04-05T21:05:22.267-07:002012-04-05T21:05:22.267-07:00Think of the potential use by genocidal government...Think of the potential use by genocidal governments to rid themselves of those pesky ethnic groups......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com