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human
[Battlestar Galactica (2003)] Why didn't the humans stay at Ragnar Anchorage?

Not only was the Ragnar Anchorage a munitions depot, but the hydrocarbons used in the Humans' weapons are also harvested from Ragnar's atmosphere. Although we don't see them, the tools used to make the munitions are almost certainly right there. They may not be trained in the exact sciences of how to use those tools, but I think that there are many examples (the relative ease with which they got the water off Kimiko for instance) that prove that the engineers of the Galactica, along with whatever aid they might get from other remaining scientists and engineers, are capable of some pretty awesome feats of engineering. I think it is safe to assume that they would be more than capable of operating whatever machines were at the Anchorage.

In addition, Ragnar is well known to produce a specific type of radiation that is very harmful to Cylons. It's by no means an instant kill but it was enough of a deterrent for the Cylons to choose to station their fleet outside and wait, rather than go in. The fact that the Cylon called Leoben still tried to kill Adama while suffering from the effects of the radiation is not necessarily proof that the radiation's effects are weak either. In fact it is the opposite; the Leoben model (also known as Number Two), is known to be capable of a superhuman strength that surpasses that of the other humanoid Cylons. If he had been at full strength he almost certainly would have killed Adama. This suggests that the effects of the radiation actually may be fairly powerful, especially on weaker models.

I admit the odds of winning the war against the Cylons aren't great, but if you wanted a place to wage a war from I think this would be it.

**TL;DR:** The Ragnar Anchorage produced munitions and had Cylon-sickening radiation, why didn't the humans stay there?
gpt
I think Ragnar wouldn't be safe for very long.  The Cylons could decide to send in ships despite the radiation, or just bombard it from long range.  Shortly after the rag tag fleet escaped, Cylons boarded the station anyway, so it couldn't have been that safe.  The real question is why didn't the Cylons go in sooner?