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Subject: Re: Microwave power beaming  (and airplanes).
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Date: Wed, 3-Jun-87 12:00:13 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun  3 12:00:13 1987
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Summary: SPS as weapon

It strikes me that the great potential of a solar microwavepower station is
as a weapon.  Properly refocused, of course.
I can see why other countries might be leery of having us orbit one.
And vice versa.