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no one

Dec 12 2007, 08:52 PM

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"The installation of the high-energy laser shows that the ATL program continues to make tremendous progress toward giving the warfighter a speed-of-light, precision engagement capability that will dramatically reduce collateral damage," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems.
http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003897.html

It doesn't take a Real Genius to realize that this would be a excellent way to make a house into a really large "Jiffy Pop"

Sphinx

Dec 13 2007, 12:45 PM

Kinda like Reagan's "Star Wars." Except plausible.

KingOfIdiocy

Jul 25 2008, 05:40 PM

I wonder about the effectiveness of lasers in a combat situation. The rate-of-fire would not be high enough. In the future they may have a use shooting down ICBM's.(this was a part of Regans Star Wars programme I believe, though I hope this is never needed)

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