Cheap Method for Shielding a City from Rocket and Nuclear Warhead Impacts

http://arxiv.org ^ | Jan.10, 2008. | Alexander Bolonkin

[Freelance Warrior]

The author suggests a cheap closed AB-Dome which protects the densely populated cities from nuclear, chemical, biological weapon (bombs) delivered by warheads, strategic missiles, rockets, and various incarnations of aviation technology.

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The hemispherical AB-Dome is the inflatable, thin transparent film, located at altitude up to as much as 15 km, which converts the city into a closed-loop system. The film may be armored the stones which destroy the rockets and nuclear warhead. AB-Dome protects the city in case the World nuclear war and total poisoning the Earth’s atmosphere by radioactive fallout (gases and dust). Construction of the AB-Dome is easy; the enclosure’s film is spread upon the ground, the air pump is turned on, and the cover rises to its planned altitude and supported by a small air overpressure. The offered method is cheaper by thousand times than protection of city by current antirocket systems.

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[Freelance Warrior]

It's amazing what can the Russians propose to avoid building a proper missile defence system...

[familyop]

Yeah, that’s what they should build! ;-)

[Question Liberal Authority]

That'll work great.

Until the bad guys bring the weapon INTO the city.

[Question Liberal Authority]

If they can inflate a giant bubble around a city, why even have buildings at all? Why not just inflate a bubble and have everyone live in that?

[Oztrich Boy]

Actually I think buildings will be a problem and get in the way when they come to spread the film on the ground.

[Rummenigge]

Sounds like the housing market in california to me...

[Freelance Warrior]

If they can inflate a giant bubble around a city, why even have buildings at all? Why not just inflate a bubble and have everyone live in that?

Probably not to encourage stealing among city dwellers :)

[Freelance Warrior]

Actually I think buildings will be a problem and get in the way when they come to spread the film on the ground.

Inflating such bubble looks like a job for those Hogwarts' guys on broomsticks ;)

I cannot imagine people or vehicles moving on such a thin film, while it's on the ground.

[laker_dad]

Ever put a cover on an above-ground pool? I’d love to watch them cover a city. Should be a hoot!

[wolfcreek]

Guards against nuclear attack.

This I want to see.

[Hoplite]

This has already been tried - it was called a "Biodome", and was found susceptible to attack by Pauli Shore.

Pauli Shore has been outlawed by international treaty, but Al Qaeda is working on their own version in order to harsh our nugs.

[JerseyHighlander]

Yeah, then the terrorists drive a food delivery truck with a hidden bomb inside, INTO the dome, set it off, and EVERYONE dies because the federal government seals off the particular dome.