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Air Force Looks To Laser-Proof Its Weapons

Posted by samzenpus on from the have-you-ever-heard-of-a-mirror dept.

slugo writes "This wired.com article has probably the coolest laser destruction video you have ever seen. The video shows the Israeli and US Air Force working on laser defense systems. The US Air Force is starting to look for ways to laser-proof its bombs and missiles — with spray-on coatings, no less. They think everyone is going to figure this laser thing out sometime and need a defense against what they are already very good at — shooting things out of the sky with a laser."

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  1. That's why you need the friggin' sharks! by Biff+Stu · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's why you need sharks to go with your lasers. You think you can defend yourself with mirrors, do you? Don't you know that sharks like to eat shiny things?

  2. Simple business plan. by Chairboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Buy all the Krylon 'Chrome' spray paint.
    2. Relabel it and sell it to the government as 'Anti-Laser Shielding'.
    3. Profit!

    Ha ha h- wait... there's a step #2. There's never a step #2. wtf

  3. Re:Armour them and spin them. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    target CPUs and get all the 0s to be 1s and those smart weapons go stupid and don't target targeting anything

    I see they got to yours already.