RE: [SG/DS] Orbital assault was RE: Troop Quality was RE: [SG2] weapons

--- Beth.Fulton@csiro.au wrote:
> G'day,

> Bombardment from orbit doesn't necessarily leave you
> with a nuclear waste ground. If you're from a
> different species (I was thinking KV strike on
> humans) or you want the real estate and don't care
> about the exact state of the fauna or flora then the
> "drop large rock etc" option is viable. Ecosystems
> continue after such catastrophes, just not
> necessarily in a state where all previous community
> members can participate... but if that is the goal
> of the exercise in the first place...

True enough.  However, the original discussion never
mentioned other species, so it seems reasonable for
Adrian & John not to have accounted for that frame of
reference in their responses.

This brings home just how important it is to define
terms and parameters for a discussion, to avoid
confusion and to provide participants with the ability
to weigh all relevant information. 

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"Teach a man to make fire, and he will be warm for a day.  Set a man on
fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life."   -- John A.
Hrastar

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