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From: fair@dual.UUCP (Erik E. Fair)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: X-ray lasers
Message-ID: <172@dual.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 4-Dec-83 19:28:30 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  4 19:28:30 1983
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If space based X-ray lasers are going to be driven by nuclear explosions,
I would worry more about the EMP effects on the local control circutry,
than on the longer range effects. Also, how long can you run such a laser
with A/H-bombs for fuel?

	Erik E. Fair	{ucbvax,amd70,zehntel,unisoft}!dual!fair
			Dual Systems Corporation, Berkeley, California