U.S labaratory creates LASER.

[MasterSqueak]

I just found out. Arnold Schwartzenneger(?) himself unveiled America's new "Super Laser", designed to counter nuclear missiles. The page is on Yahoo if you want to read it.

Any thoughts?

EDIT: Due to request her is the link.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090530/ts_alt_afp/usitresearchmilitarylaser_20090530082418

 

[pantsoffdanceoff]

A link would be cool, if I leave the escapist website too long (more than 2 seconds) I start detoxing.

EDIT: Oh wow I'm so glad money is going towards this rather useless technology instead of my education...

 

[Dommyboy]

Wasn't this already put up as news on the Escapist before? Anyway, I think it's pretty cool but naturally it has it's drawbacks like a huge fuel consumption.

 

[Leorex]

is it red or green, are we the good guys or the bad?

 

[Lord_Panzer]

Now to mount one on the head of a shark.

 

[The Political Gamer]

Now to mount one on the head of a shark.

We need some firkin sharks with some firkin lasers beams on their heads.

 

[Cortheya]

Been around for a little while the problem is practicality. We can't just hook up our ZPMs and attack the wraith. The power requirement would be enormous and something we just don't have at this point in time in a small size. In large sizes we can supply plenty but we would have to strap 3 foot tall backpacks to our backs to fire our lasers (blaah)

 

[MasterSqueak]

is it red or green, are we the good guys or the bad?

It's green. Can't answer the second one though.

 

[Pandalisk]

So? this has been in development by Boeing for an age, they making a laser mounted on a plane than can cut a swathe through armoured columns,In quick rapid order and the thing is fucking invisible.

i dont see how good it is ethier if its an anti-nuclear missle shield if an enemy ship can just attack the coast with fucking railguns with slug ammunition going at speeds of mach 7, god were fucking ourselves arnt we?

 

[Ignignoct]

I just found out. Arnold Schwartzenneger(?) himself unveiled America's new "Super Laser", designed to counter nuclear missiles. The page is on Yahoo if you want to read it.

Any thoughts?

EDIT: Due to request her is the link.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090530/ts_alt_afp/usitresearchmilitarylaser_20090530082418

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

USA! USA! USA! USA!

...

But no, seriously, I think that's pretty amazing, but even more amazing that Arnold announced it.

North Korea needs to stop barking before it gets burrrrrrrrrrrrrned.

 

[Leorex]

is it red or green, are we the good guys or the bad?

It's green. Can't answer the second one though.

if its green then were the bad guys

 

[MasterSqueak]

is it red or green, are we the good guys or the bad?

It's green. Can't answer the second one though.

if its green then were the bad guys

Woo.

 

[Cortheya]

Been around for a little while the problem is practicality. We can't just hook up our ZPMs and attack the wraith. The power requirement would be enormous and something we just don't have at this point in time in a small size. In large sizes we can supply plenty but we would have to strap 3 foot tall backpacks to our backs to fire our lasers (blaah)

You're absolutely right.

First we have to help the Asgard defeat the Replicators, and we have to kill the Goa'uld.

Then we can tackle the Wraith.

Of course how could I forget

 

[AceDiamond]

So? this has been in development by Boeing for an age, they making a laser mounted on a plane than can cut a swathe through armoured columns,In quick rapid order and the thing is fucking invisible.

i dont see how good it is ethier if its an anti-nuclear missle shield if an enemy ship can just attack the coast with fucking railguns with slug ammunition going at speeds of mach 7, god were fucking ourselves arnt we?

Yeah if not for the fact that the US is the one leading the "Railguns as a weapon" concept, although it's ridiculously expensive and thus not happening any time soon.

 

[Pandalisk]

So? this has been in development by Boeing for an age, they making a laser mounted on a plane than can cut a swathe through armoured columns,In quick rapid order and the thing is fucking invisible.

i dont see how good it is ethier if its an anti-nuclear missle shield if an enemy ship can just attack the coast with fucking railguns with slug ammunition going at speeds of mach 7, god were fucking ourselves arnt we?

Yeah if not for the fact that the US is the one leading the "Railguns as a weapon" concept, although it's ridiculously expensive and thus not happening any time soon.

Yes but i wasn't being dead serious in my statement, rather if such a thing can be created it can throw the whole "MAD" concept out the window, also just because America is developing the concept does not mean others are not.

Prototypes have been tried and tested, they plan to have them on battleships.. i think about 2012 or 11.

 

[LewsTherin]

Good luck with the power bill on that.

 

[HaircareForMen]

Whos paying the electricity bill ?

 

[thiosk]

Did anyone even read the article?

America's new "Super Laser", designed to counter nuclear missiles

The National Ignition Facility's main purpose is to serve as a tool for gauging the reliability and safety of the US nuclear weapons arsenal but scientists say it could deliver breakthroughs in safe fusion power.

What this has to do with countering nuclear missiles I do not know. You use it to test nuclear armaments to see if they will still perform as designed decades after their production.

And the fusion thing is a brilliant plan where a bunch of physists got drunk and said "hey, what if we focused the output of several lasers at a single point?"

"Several? MORE LIKE 192!!!! THOUSAND!!!!"

we will see if this works, but this laser is not designed to shoot down nuclear weapons.

Whos paying the electricity bill ?

you are. taxes are fun.