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From: els@CSvax:Pucc-H:pur-phy.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re:  Space station?
Message-ID: <854@pur-phy.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 3-Aug-83 12:26:12 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug  3 12:26:12 1983
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Organization: Purdue Univ. Physics Dept., W. Lafayette, IN
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       Don't be ridiculous!!!!!!  Directed energy weapons, even over 10K miles,
won't cover an area much more than a few sq. meters.  That is what makes them
so difficult to use against ICBM's.  To use such a thing against a city is 
absurd!  Of course you might consider using them against aircraft, such as
Air Force One!!!!!!!   (That's making the only minimially absurd assumption
that your weapon can punch thru the atmosphere!)


                                    els[Eric Strobel]
                                    pur-ee!pur-phy!els