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Homing In On Laser Weapons
Bloodmoon1 writes "I just came across this article at GlobalSecurity.org that gives a very good summary of the current status of solid-state lasers as weapons. It gives you a good idea of where the JSF Laser system is at and just how much time, effort, and money has went into this project. Also has some basic, but very sufficent, explanations of some of the science behind the technology."
I work for Boeing. These things are already out there. http://www.airbornelaser.com/ Cool shit.
The appetite for war and death posted here is quite depressing.
Ex-military talking about how bitchen' more "death from above" is.
Geeks making Austin Powers jokes thinking that this is just a big funny movie.
Brainless shills bringing up Osama/Saddam and how we'll kick his ass.
And you would think that slashdot readers would be at least
a little more enlightened than the average cow grazing in Wal-mart.
There's no intelligent life here, at least none that's detectable.
The Terminator asked for a Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 Megawatt range.
Jon Acheson
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While the use of reflective materials could help to deflect some of the power of the laser, everyone forgot one thing. Conventional weapons. Adding a reflective coating to your normally camoflaged jeep or base to stop laser fire will easily be spotted by a pilot who will not hesitate to put a missile on the target. Also, it is a dead give-away for radar.
13 year old white supremacists are shitty web designers.
Spend the money on peace, not waepons.
Tell that to the WTC/Pentagon victims.