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From: mercury@ut-ngp.UUCP (Larry E. Baker)
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Subject: re:James P. Hogan's Genesis Machine
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Date: Fri, 3-May-85 14:58:18 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  3 14:58:18 1985
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>      2)The Machine had an internal power source that would give it just
> enough "juice" to explode the capitals of the U.S. and Russia if outside
> power were to be cut. And the Machine was in a bunker that was "safe" from
> being bombed(the Machine would not be damaged enough to keep it from exploding
> a city or two). Also if the machine detected anyone trying to force their
> way into its innards, another Kablooie!!!

Naaah.  The Government had full access to the insides of the machine;
they had to keep it completely maintained or, if there were too many
failures, the thing would assume that it was being systemticlly
deactivated and start vaporizing cities.  Also, the offensive use of
the machine was limited to an area within defined boundaries, but they
could still use it, albiet in a limited area.

It seems to me that a small thermonuclear warhead placed juciciously
within the machine itself would have shut it down effectivey.

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-  Larry Baker @ The University of Texas at Austin
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