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What should countries do with their nuclear waste? (news.mit.edu)

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That would take more effort and energy than just dealing with it on earth by many orders of magnitude. It’s even harder to launch into the sun than it is to launch it outside the solar system (which is also infeasible of course)

Yep, it would be a wealth sink that drastically advances science and pays off later.

Just like going to the moon was an excuse to develop ICBM technology, that also paid off with a shit ton of unexpected scientific advancement.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Going to the moon adapted ICBM technology, but it wasn’t intended to further ICBM development. It was simply the last chance for America to save face having been roundly spanked at every step of the space race with the USSR.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

The space race at large was all a cover for weapons development...

It was two super powers on either side of the globe competing to show they could hit the other in the dick from that far away.

Absolutely no one in either government who controlled funding ever gave a fuck about the science for science sake, or even PR.

Shooting nuclear waste into the sun is a much saner reason that comes with all the bonuses. But obviously it's for an ideal society after we solve wealth inequality so we can pay for it and actually use the developments for science and not killing each other.