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		LogicHoleFlaw on July 21, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apollo 11 Dismembered There's always the "drop giant rocks on your enemies" approach, if you like the blunt end of things. On the other hand, once you're out of Earth's gravity well, you're halfway to anywhere.

philwelch on July 21, 2009 [–]

It's far more cost-effective to bomb people from the Earth, or from low-earth orbit, than going to the fucking moon.

As for gravity wells, why not just build a space station outside of the Moon's gravity well?

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