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Lodestar

(2,388 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2014, 04:49 AM Dec 2014

Navy Demonstrates its new LASER GUN! OMG! [View all]

STAR WARS LIVES ON...

Here's a paper on it:

Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and
Missile Defense: Background and Issues for
Congress

Ronald O'Rourke
Specialist in Naval Affairs
July 31, 2014

http://fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R41526.pdf

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Navy Demonstrates its new LASER GUN! OMG! [View all] Lodestar Dec 2014 OP

Some new toys for yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #1

How it works :) Helen Borg Dec 2014 #5

CAUTION: LINK ABOVE JUDGED AS A SERIOUS THREAT, GO AT YOUR OWN RISK drynberg Dec 2014 #2

WHAT are you talking about???? n/t Lodestar Dec 2014 #3

Who judged it a serious threat? Android3.14 Dec 2014 #4

It's a link to a PDF. Cooley Hurd Dec 2014 #8

I wonder when we'll see the "Crowd control" version? another_liberal Dec 2014 #6

Hmmm... jtuck004 Dec 2014 #7

And with sexy music too . . FairWinds Dec 2014 #9

When are you weapons makers going to use technology for healing instead of destruction!? Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #10

Good question!!!! and very well stated! SalviaBlue Dec 2014 #12

Big deal. Jonny Quest beat this with a mirror. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #11

All of this money for killing. dotymed Dec 2014 #13

A missile still does the same thing better...just waste of ever more money...how much over budget? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #16

How well does it work in the Fog? Sam1 Dec 2014 #14

A defense against such a weapon sulphurdunn Dec 2014 #15

Wrap your missile in reflective mylar. tclambert Dec 2014 #17

Is it infrared? Pulsed? tclambert Dec 2014 #18

Really nice PR piece! penndragon69 Dec 2014 #19