  The expectation value of the stress-energy tensor of a free conformally
invariant scalar field is computed in a two-dimensional reduction of the
Alcubierre ``warp drive'' spacetime. The stress-energy is found to diverge if
the apparent velocity of the spaceship exceeds the speed of light. If such
behavior occurs in four dimensions, then it appears implausible that ``warp
drive'' behavior in a spacetime could be engineered, even by an arbitrarily
advanced civilization.
