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Retric on Jan 8, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Chernobyl’s new sarcophagus

That only solves some of the many failure modes. Much like preventing the Challenger disaster from happening again did not prevent Columbia from failing.

EX: What happens if a meteor hits it.

ethbro on Jan 8, 2017 [–]

> EX: What happens if a meteor hits it.

A nuclear or conventional strike is probably much more likely.

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