Re: David Gerrold - War with the Cthorr

Carl Dershem wrote:
> Problem with that is that the Chtorrans recover quicker and stronger
> after a nuking than Terrans do.  It's been shown many times.  We could,
> theoretically turn the entire planet into a ball of fused glass, but
> that's what it wold take, and even that is not a guaranteed win. 
> 
> Can you say 'Pyrrhic victory"?

We have the tech to live on a ball of fused glass. The Chtorrans don't. 
A costly victory, but a victory nonetheless; in the long run we'll
rebuild.

Though I don't think it'll come to that. The Chtorrans are from a 
completely different evolutionary path from Terran life, there's _bound_ 
to be some vital biochemical pathway in them that we can poison with 
impunity. The nukes and the flamethrowers and the robots just have to 
keep Chtorr busy long enough for us to determine it.