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Radio Telescope Has Military Uses?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the where-do-you-think-a-lot-of-scientific-research-comes-from dept.

schnippy writes "A joint Mexico-U.S. effort to build a monster radio telescope in Mexico is causing concerns because the project, the Large Millimeter Telescope, is part of a U.S. Defense Department effort to develop the target acquisition and directed-energy technology needed for anti-satellite warfare." From the article: " Supporters said links between science and the military are nothing new and emphasized the telescope being assembled on the 15,000-foot Sierra Negra in the state of Puebla wont be some kind of Star Wars defense outpost."

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  1. I know what you're all thinking... by Capt'n+Hector · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I am inVINcible!"

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  2. Darn by antikarma · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the telescope being assembled on the 15,000-foot Sierra Negra in the state of Puebla wont be some kind of Star Wars defense outpost.
    That's a shame. Puebla does look remarkably similar to Tatooine...

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  4. Nice opening line... by Chaffar · · Score: 5, Funny
    A joint Mexico-U.S. effort to build a monster telescope atop a dormant volcano...

    Why does this sound to me like a "bad idea"? This would be a great start for a thriller/action movie ...

    [Dramatic Voice]Atop dormant volcano in Mexico... containing an ancient Aztec burial ground... the construction of an American military complex awakens undead souls... Disturbed from their sleep, they thirst for revenge... Only one man... can hope to defeat them...
    1. Re:Nice opening line... by StressedEd · · Score: 3, Funny
      And the question on everyone's lips:


      Tom Cruise or Bruce Willis?

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    2. Re:Nice opening line... by n54 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Definitely Bruce Willis but he has to wear really big cokebottle-style nerd glasses with big black frames!

      Oh! And a pocket protector!

      And the movie needs lots of really big sci-fi guns shooting electriciy or plasma and there should be tons of absolutely gorgeous bigboobed ladies! Some of which could be beautiful Astec ghosts...

      *insert huge grin here*

      Seriously who wouldn't pay to watch that? Think "Falling Down" http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0106856/ combined with "Doom" http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0419706/, "Poltergeist" http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/, "Ghost Busters" http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0087332/ and any big boobs porn flick (without the porn).

      Hmm I think I need to listen to Deadbolt now... Deadbolt and Man or Astroman? should obviously both be major contributors to the soundtrack :)

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  5. Quote by jlebrech · · Score: 4, Funny

    This Battlestation is FULLY operational, mwuhuhahaha