[net.movies] 2001/A-Bombs

disc@houxz.UUCP (S.BERRY) (03/08/84)

>  After all, so I have read, Stanley was seriously considering 
>  having the floating fetus observe with heavenly understanding 
>  the dropping of countless A-bombs onto good old Planet Earth.  
>  What would we have all made of *that*!

It has been quite a while since I read the book, but didn't this
actually happen?  I believe the "Star Child" prevented Earth from
blowing itself up.  This may have been in "2010" instead/too.

				SJBerry