Category: Nukes

Ballpoint Pen Bombers

April 23, 2024

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, Drawings, Humor, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Nukes, Patreon, rockets, Science Fiction, spacecraft, Weapons

This is a little outside the usual for APR, as it is satire rather than actual aerospace design. But I thought it appropriate […]
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Minis visualized

April 19, 2024

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scottlowther

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Aircraft, APR, Art, Awesomeness, Hmm…, Models, New Products, Nuclear Pulse Propulsion, Nukes, projects, spacecraft

Here are some hypothetical subjects for metal casting as “minis.” I have three pages (standard 8.5X11) of diagrams, all depicting possible subjects at […]
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Coming to ebay: ships, phasers, books

March 26, 2024

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, Books, eBay, history, Models, Nukes, Weapons

Hansen’s “US Nuclear Weapons: The Secret History” is particularly nice. Contact with ridiculously generous bribes if you’re prefer not to wait: […]
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“Midgetman” article

March 5, 2024

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scottlowther

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APR, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, Nukes, rockets, Weapons

I’ve just uploaded a 1986 article on the “Midgetman” road-mobile Small ICBM developed but not deployed by the US at the end of […]
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Orion Space Battleship

January 22, 2024

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scottlowther

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APR, Awesomeness, blather, CAD Diagrams, history, Hmm…, Nuclear Pulse Propulsion, Nukes, projects, rockets, spacecraft, Weapons

With all the little publications I’ve written and illustrated, and all the years of blogging ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT political opinions and the like, it […]
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Forced deflection nozzles for ICBMs

October 19, 2023

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scottlowther

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Drawings, Hmm…, Nukes, projects, rockets

There are several ways to accomplish the goal of extracting maximum performance from a solid rocket motor via the nozzle. The most common […]
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Oh, no reason…

October 8, 2023

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, Hmm…, News, Nukes, Politics, science, Wisdom

UPDATE:well, this is annoying… the blog mangles the usual Amazon visual links. Grrr. Some items on Amazon that one might wish […]
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Mining our way to freedom

September 9, 2023

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, blather, Crazy, Gah, Hmm…, Nukes, Politics, science, Worldwreckers, youtube, ಠ_ಠ

Lots of people think we’re on the cusp of ditching fossil fuels in favor of an all-electric “renewable” and “green” world. There are […]
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A devastating review of Oppenheimer

August 25, 2023

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scottlowther

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Art, blather, Crazy, Dumbassery, Forward, Gah, history, Hmm…, Nukes, Politics, Russian Empire, Worldwreckers, ಠ_ಠ

J. Robert Oppenheimer is justly famed for his role in developing the A-bomb. He is considered to be something of a martyr for […]
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Chernobyl 2: Radiological Boogaloo

July 5, 2023

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, Crazy, Gah, News, Nukes, Politics, Russian Empire, youtube, ಠ_ಠ

So the Russians are claiming that the Ukrainians are gonna blow up the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and then blame it on Russia. […]
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