' Wrote:Not sure where you get that. Look at the how much oil effects world markets right now. Hfuel would have a comparable spot in the Sirius economy. You can have as many ships as you want and as many factories and industrial base as you want, without fuel, it's all meaningless.
People can't eat h-fuel, especially given the increasing reliance on synth paste.
Plus, when push comes to shove fuel alternatives can and will be found. Look at the substitutes the US came up with during WWII due to Japan's control of East Asia.