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1If memory serves the Earth Command were hoping that they'd do that because the sophon in that configuration could be easily destroyed by nuclear weapons in orbit.– ValorumCommented Sep 11, 2021 at 12:38
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And they were destroyed on a Trisol, but there they were not guided. In our case sophon could just change size for some short period of time.– Yaroslav KornachevskyiCommented Sep 11, 2021 at 12:46
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Also sophon could be placed on the line between Sun and Earth, far from our planet. If sophon is too small, then several sophons could be employed.– Yaroslav KornachevskyiCommented Sep 11, 2021 at 13:33
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1Good point,, but killing humans would not be the only result of freezing the Earth. The Trisolarans coveted the planet for its stability; why muck that up when there is an opportunity of taking over the Earth with its biosphere intact? As they did, later in the series.– Invisible TrihedronCommented Sep 11, 2021 at 18:22
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Sure, for that that could just do fast and sudden freezing, and then "unfreeze" it again, even not killing all humans, but destroying society.– Yaroslav KornachevskyiCommented Sep 11, 2021 at 18:57
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