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Boeing 12,000lb Chemical Laser Set to Fry Targets

coondoggie writes "Boeing this week completed work on and installed a 12,000-pound chemical laser in a C-130H aircraft. Boeing's Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) which is being developed for the Department of Defense, will destroy, damage or disable targets with little to no collateral damage, supporting missions on the battlefield and in urban operations."

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  1. Re:You'd think... by spicate · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I laughed, but I don't have any mod points.

  2. Re:Cool but... by spamdog · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Welcome to my friends list.

  3. Re:Hmm. by encoderer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I stopped reading after I reached "Bush Kool-Aid"

    First, stop being so arrogant. You don't KNOW that you're right. You merely THINK you are. That applies to all of us. Remember that.

    Second, if you'd have taken the time to read the replies to my original post, you'd have seen that just a minute after I posted, I added on to it. If you'd have read that, you'd have seen why I find your post so completely amusing.

    I know, expecting somebody to actually read on slashdot is sometimes outrageous. But in this case, it was nothing but your own time and energy wasted.

  4. Re:War is hell by encoderer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh, please. Your dogma isn't going to win any debate here.

    Are some peoples lives better now than they were before? Yes.
    Are some peoples lives worse now than they were before? Yes.
    Does one outweigh the other? I have no idea, and you don't either, so quit pretending like you do.

    Oh, and btw..

    dogma (dôgm, dg-)
    n. pl. dogmas or dogmata (-m-t)
    1. A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church.
    2. An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true. See Synonyms at doctrine.
    3. A principle or belief or a group of them:

  5. Re:War is hell by Scrameustache · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You're using "dogma" as a synonym of "belief"? That's ridiculous.

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