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To: tdl4138 who wrote (27339)	8/7/1998 4:38:00 PM
From: Joseph Beltran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

I like your idea about the bomb. a tomahawk missile will do. as to the saudis and iranians, I personally don't give a rat's ass what they say. I have no respect for the saudis: they stayed in the "rear" during the entire gulf war. If it had been me, I would have charged them 75% of their oil revenues for bailing their sorry asses out of that mess. As to the iranians, here is a country that violated every last rule of international law when they took over our embassy and to this day they actively promote international terrorism. enough said.

To: tdl4138 who wrote (27339)	8/8/1998 5:19:00 PM
From: Wayne Olive	Respond to of 95453

<<< Why not solve a couple problems at the same time.. Send one plane...no risk of American or other "allies" lives.. And blow a hole in the Iraqi pipeline... >>> Perhaps this technology will lead us away from having the mid-east hold our energy needs hostage at times.... Won't be much drilling goin' on if this takes off. Note the application to autos.. Wayne (RIG-man.. out on March 23rd) foxnews.com Naval facility develops nonpolluting propellant 4.33 p.m. ET (2034 GMT) August 8, 1998 By Jane E. Allen, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Navy researchers have developed a nonpolluting rocket fuel that relies on alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, and scientists say a variation might one day propel cars. Already, major aerospace companies are talking to the Navy about the new method for getting energy out of highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide, the chemical compound that acts as a bleaching or disinfecting agent in more dilute forms. The technology could be used to boost satellites or spacecraft into orbit or alter their paths in space. The hydrogen peroxide is considered nontoxic because it can be diluted with water. The key is the catalyst - the substance that causes the hydrogen peroxide to break down into water and oxygen, generating heat. The Navy would not disclose the composition of the catalyst. The Navy's "nontoxic homogeneous miscible fuel,'' or NHMF, suspends the catalyst in alcohol, which is then mixed with the hydrogen peroxide, igniting the reaction. "You don't need a spark or a source of ignition. You just have to mix them,'' said Eric Saikinan engineer with the Airframe, Ordnance and Propulsion Division at the Navy's research facility in China Lake. The ignition takes less than 15 milliseconds. Researchers say similar technology can be adapted to drive turbines, which suggests it could be developed for automobiles, Saikin said. So far, China Lake researchers have used the liquid fuel in prototype missile thrusters built on a small scale. "What we're trying to do now is ... scale them up to flight-weight size to demonstrate their applicability,'' Saikin said. Frances Perret, an aerospace engineer, said the work holds promise as the military thinks more about environmentalism. "This is going to be a little bit lower-performing, but at a higher savings on the environmental and handling costs,'' he said. "It's going to be a system trade and I think it could be a very valuable thing.''