In Raven's setting, dedicated anti-planetary weapons are normally prohibited, although they can be fabricated when required. That restriction leaves a difficult boundary between specialized weapons and ordinary naval armament. The fleet's nuclear anti-ship missiles already carry enormous destructive energy, and the graviton driver running the length of a hull could also attack a planet. A weapon's normal naval role therefore does not eliminate its capacity for planetary destruction.
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When anti-ship weapons become strategic weapons
A nominal ban on anti-planet weapons looks fragile when ordinary ship-killing missiles and kinetic drivers already carry catastrophic energy.