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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. 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...

  2. 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...