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Radio Telescope Has Military Uses?

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. f1rst ps0t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    sup prawrdkx

    1. Re:f1rst ps0t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Hang on, there's something wrong here. This story wasn't posted by * * Beatles-Beatles. What's going on? I smell a rat!

    2. Re:f1rst ps0t by bioteq · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Dear AC,

      You are hereby informed that you Certificate of Graduation from First Post University is hereby declined. We regret this decision and hope that you join our campus again in the future.

      Yours truly,
      Bioteq.

  2. ScuttleMonkey? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What happened, did **Beatles-Beatles go to bed?