They use a "Project Orion" type spaceship in the Niven/Pournelle novel "Footfall" to launch a military mission to the F'i'thp conquered space station. That was the first place I ever heard of "Project Orion" (and a lot of other unconventional weapons ideas from the past, such as "Thor").
Tom Beck www.prydonians.org www.mercerjewishsingles.org "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the last." - Dr Jerry Pournelle _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
