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For questions that deal with weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

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How to nerf gatling gun capable of firing armour-piercing bullet imbued with spacetime magic?

Shortage of ammunition EACH ROUND requires 100 maidens to be made. Even if you do not permanently harm them, they will not be able to "donate" very often. You have Germany during Industrial revolution …
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Ideal way to deactivate a Sun Gun when not in use?

Nope, sorry. Your Sun Gun is permanently disabled Because the Sun is not a point source of light, the mirror will not be able to perfectly focus its light on one spot. Indeed, no mirror reflecting a r …
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How long would it take for a liquified surface of the planet to stop visibly glowing?

About 24 years How long for a hot planet to cool down. Assuming: Earth type planet, no atmosphere (if there was any, the superzap would have ejected it to space) Surface at 1500C, all the way down un …
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Science-based WMD styled weapons?

In space , your biggest weapon is kinetic energy. Plain old chunks of matter moving at high velocity. If you get the velocity high enough, you can make the mass very small and still deliver a punch. " …
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A 1 kilometre wide sphere of U-235 appears in an orbit around our planet. What happens?

T = 0.0000000000 seconds : The Sphere appears. T + 0.0000000001 seconds: The Sphere disappears. some...minor... light flash may be observed shortly thereafter, as the planet is vaporized. Supporting n …
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How rapidly can small nuclear weapons be produced?

Aside from the fissile material, there is nothing "special" or extraordnarily difficult about bulding a nuclear bomb. The hard parts are: Sourcing the fissile material itself, in sufficient quantity …
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