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Well, what if you just ransom it? Targeting it is hardly destructive.

How do you threaten to destroy gold?

Oh, I dunno, maybe by promising to vaporize it with multiple thermonuclear warheads? I mean, I did contrast the idea with an a attack involving a hypothetical Dyson sphere...

It's not a bad idea. In fact, I found a how-to video.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0058150/

It's either that or sharks with frickin' "LASER" beams attached to their heads...

I suppose if you manage to break into Fort Knox, you might have some nukes, too. Seems like not-the-simplest-plan.

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