[ExI] diamandis commentary

[John Clark]

On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM Gregory Jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

*> a battleship could ride on a light, fast narrow keel, carrying missiles
> such as vertical launch patriots, laser defensive  systems, drones, etc.
> It wouldn't look like what we think of as a battleship.*
>




*Such an expensive boondoggle would be of zero help in opening up the
Strait of Hormuz.  Militarily it would be about as useful as that gold
plated billion dollar ballroom. And we already have things that can
vertically launch missiles, they're called "submarines".*

*John K Clark*


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