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>>2036358
And what of non-lethal disease as a result of radiation? As I stated earlier, Pauling and Commer found implications of nuclear radiation far beyond what Uncle Sam thought of in the 50's. As modern medicine has found radiation dosages to have far more harmful effects than previously thought, the likely conclusion is that the Orion will be much more lethal and have much more dire consequences than the scientists who originally pitched the project in the 50's thought.

Also, on 'trading lives for progress'. Nowhere in the engineering specifications of a construction project does it spell out the requirement of lost life. Lost life in construction projects happens as a result of mistakes. If you want to start including 'mistake analysis' as part of this exercise, think of the horrific possibilities of a 'mistake' when operating the Orion Platform.

Remember guys, I want this to work as bad as you do, but any responsible engineer has to recognize as many possible faults or failings as possible, even if they're political or environmental instead of technical.

All things considered,

It seems like a very good idea to convince the locals of gliese 581 g (as well as every other alien populace we encounter, in fact) that God is Human and that he'll be pissed if they don't regard humanity as the holy species it is.

In fact, I fail to see how the spread of human-glorifying religion or propaganda is bad for humanity.

Also FOR THE EMPEROR!