U.S. Air Force Plans for War In Space

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U.S. Air Force Plans for War In Space

Posted by michael on Friday February 20, 2004 @07:14AM from the what's-it-good-for dept.

arhca writes "Wired has an article about the U.S. Air Force's plans to put military weapons in outer space. Plans include firing hypervelocity rods from space to targets on the ground, space-based lasers and large mirrors to reflect the beams at targets on the ground, and a space-based radio frequency energy weapon to destroy or disable foreign satellites. The Air Force's PDF can be found here."

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Re:fp by Vanguard(DC) · 2004-02-20 07:16 · Score: 0, Offtopic

geee, what a groundbreaking concept...

someone having an 80's flashback?...

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Re:And people are worried about banana republics? by Lightwarrior · 2004-02-20 07:57 · Score: 0, Offtopic

> Lets hope the administration gets changed to something less warhappy and perhaps a it more interested in all US citizens than of enriching a few select people.

Whaaa...? Where the hell did you get the logic that warhappy == enriching a few select people?

Also, please note that while we [the US] is currently in a decent relationship (or at least non-warring) with the majority of the other countries, this does not preclude other countries from developing superior military technology and hurling stones/whatever at *us* from space. As our military is there _to protect us_, I'm glad they're looking forward instead of doing nothing. Pro-active != Warmongering.

Finally, note that a broke wacko in the desert who finds mustard gas can as thoroughly use it to kill US citizens as stones hurled from space. I'd greatly prefer to be on the receiving end of neither.

-lw

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Re:The reasonable, pacifist nerd in me Is horrifie by Keebler71 · 2004-02-20 08:03 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Then vote Republican so that social security (which will surely fail before we get to retirement age) can be augmented by a private savings plan. Then save for your own damn retirement rather than having me (and my children) pay for yours.
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Re:Correction... by Uncle+Gropey · 2004-02-20 10:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Or he could be reffering to the massive tarrifs the Bush administration has been levying on Canadian softwood

That's ok, I believe Canadians have access to cheap Viagra.

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