The Empire responds to the White House’s rejection of Death Star plans.
on January 15, 2013 at 5:11 PMPosted In: It Came from the Internet, It's got Robots and Lasers
Keeping things nicely surreal, the Empire has issued a press release concerning the White House’s decision to not build a Death Star.
I’m sure I’ll have Imperial “critics” sent to my house, but I note that they don’t address the fatal flaw(s) in the previous Death Star designs. If I could live to tell the tale, I’d also ask why they didn’t just blow up Yavin instead of giving the rebels time while the Death Star got into position. 
Yavin was a gas giant, much larger and more massive. The Death Star might not have had enough power to blow it up — probably a big chunk might be vaporized and sent into space, but the rest would just coalesce under gravity and keep blocking the way. Easier and cheaper just to go around.
(And it was awfully lucky for the rebels that the Death Star emerged from hyperspace on the OTHER side of Yavin….)
So, shouldn’t we be building x-wings? Just in case someone else builds a Death Star?