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Subject: Re: Re: Star Wars Defense - (nf)
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/***** ea:net.followup / hplabs!piety / 11:16 pm  Aug 21, 1984 */
One thing wrong with the "star wars defense" is that the satellites are very
vulnerable to a ground-based particle beam weapon.

Bob
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Last time I'd looked, ground-based beam weapons were only effective against
sensors that were looking at them. Do you have newer facts? If so, provide
pointers.

	<mike