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Planet Busters

I find your lack of faith disturbing.
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Makes me think of EE "Doc" Smith's Allotopic Iron...

Perhaps the beam of the Death star merely starts a transition to the allotropic iron state, and then triggers the power reaaction, but without controls....
 
Yes yes I know,

"Do not be too proud of this technological terror you have constructed. The abilty to destroy a planet is insignifigant compared to the power of the force."

But the fundamental question remains. How big? how much? and when (TL wise that is?)
 
Using a disine like Matthew Reilly (a realy good Aussie authour) outlined in his book Temple (Pan, 2000, ISBN 0-330-36214-3)about TL8-9 for a starting example of a Planet Buster. it'll kill a planet dead, it may not blow it to smitherieans but it'll be just as dead and not their taking up it's orbit any more.
 
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