As an example, do the possible dual-use consequences of anti-matter mean that comes under heavy restriction?
As a hard-tech power source, if you can deal with the gamma radiation issues, and have solved the handling safety issues, Iain M. Banks "Culture" series show how it can be so very useful...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_%28novel%29
Yes, no matter what system is come up with, someone is going to be unhappy about it.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
As a hard-tech power source, if you can deal with the gamma radiation issues, and have solved the handling safety issues, Iain M. Banks "Culture" series show how it can be so very useful...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_%28novel%29
Yes, no matter what system is come up with, someone is going to be unhappy about it.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind