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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,922 posts)
Wed Sep 7, 2022, 12:32 PM Sep 2022

Trump ordered a nuclear reactor on the moon in his final days as president

In the final months of his presidency, Donald Trump ordered nuclear energy to be tested on the moon by 2027, as well as the development of nuclear-powered spacecraft that would orbit the Earth, the moon and outer space.

He also ordered the development of micro nuclear reactors small enough that they could fit inside a typical shipping truck that zips cargo along the highway.

During this period, the media was busy reporting on the Jan. 6 riots, insurrection and false accusations of voter fraud — and few paid attention.

However, these orders may offer clues about what was included in some of the ‘Top Secret’ folders squirreled away in Mar-a-Lago.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-ordered-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-in-his-final-days-as-president/ar-AA11yVSC

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malaise

(268,939 posts)
1. How did this maniac become president
Wed Sep 7, 2022, 12:35 PM
Sep 2022

Sometimes I wonder if this is all one long nightmare.
Lock up this lunatic right fucking now.

zuul

(14,624 posts)
2. How the hell did the FBI stand by and let that mobbed up traitor become the GOP candidate in 2016?
Wed Sep 7, 2022, 12:43 PM
Sep 2022

They knew who and what he was, they knew Russia was interfering in US elections, and still they did nothing.

And by 'they did nothing" I mean Comey tried to sabotage Hillary Clinton 2 weeks before the election. I think I just answered my question! WTF!!!

Retrograde

(10,133 posts)
5. The MSM thought he'd be good for ratings
Wed Sep 7, 2022, 12:56 PM
Sep 2022

ad revenues, clicks, etc. Plus, he could be counted on to rubber stamp whatever they got McConnell to pass.

SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts)
3. You gotta admit
Wed Sep 7, 2022, 12:49 PM
Sep 2022

this makes a lot more sense than nuking hurricanes, drinking bleach, or missile strikes on Mexican cartels.

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
7. Yes, actually like some of the theoretical possibilities scientists have developed.
Wed Sep 7, 2022, 01:51 PM
Sep 2022

A micro reactor on on Mars solves a lot of problems for colonists…and you got a bit of empty terrain there to put far away!

And micro reactors on earth are actually already happening.

All hail science!

tinrobot

(10,895 posts)
6. Actually, small nuclear reactors are not the worst idea.
Wed Sep 7, 2022, 01:00 PM
Sep 2022

The concept is being pursued by Bill Gates, Rolls Royce, and others.

It would be a way to wean ourselves off of coal and other dirty power sources, as well as a way to load balance solar/wind power.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,307 posts)
9. If anyone thinks the story reads strangely, it's because the words with hyperlinks were stripped
Wed Sep 7, 2022, 02:26 PM
Sep 2022

when it was copied from Raw Story to MSN. The original Raw Story article makes grammatical sense, and this changes, for instance, a paragraph starting "and is developing small reactors that..." to "The Biden Administration has embraced a similar idea and is developing small reactors that...".

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-nuke/

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