The Future of Warfare Is Now Here... Lasers

[Micah 16]

Beam weapons almost ready for battle

Directed energy could revolutionize warfare, expert says

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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - There is a new breed of weaponry fast approaching

[vidioman 21]

If re-elected, the Liberal Party of Canada will make weapons in space illegal.

Not sure how they'll complete that monumental task, but I bet it will put a damper on their laser plan!

Wonder how long before terrorists get their hands on one and start frying people at random? We'll have to build a titanium dome over Washington!

[your_adress_here 11]

Date: 1/11/2006 6:13:01 PM
Author: vidioman
If re-elected, the Liberal Party of Canada will make weapons in space illegal.


Not sure how they'll complete that monumental task, but I bet it will put a damper on their laser plan!


Wonder how long before terrorists get their hands on one and start frying people at random? We'll have to build a titanium dome over Washington!

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Not just Washington, but the rest of the United States too!

[vidioman 21]

Hehe.. that just reminded me..

Terrorists never stop thinking of new ways to harm our country, and neither do we! -Dubsie

Yeah, they think this'll save them, but if it does get into the wrong hands, bye-bye human civilisation!

[Cjah 15]

Date: 1/11/2006 6:42:07 PM Author: vidioman Hehe.. that just reminded me.. 'Terrorists never stop thinking of new ways to harm our country, and neither do we!' -Dubsie Yeah, they think this'll save them, but if it does get into the wrong hands, bye-bye human civilisation!

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BAN IT!!!!

 

I say ban the technology before the next 3rd world hell hole gets the chance to get its revenge on any nation that even bashed it....

 

Trust me if I was in any position of power I'd ban this before other countries learn of our ways and make their own weapons of laser desruction....

 

If this is going to be used in America or I mean above America then I'm not going to enlist in the army...

 

Why bother when your enemy can just press a button from space and end the battle and how many lives would be ended just then....not including my own considering I would have been in the army...where has the glory and pride of the past gone?I welcome the REAL war and not this BS....

 

Say NO!

[DuskTrooper 314]

Reagan must be smiling in his grave...

[ancientsociety 26]

Hurray. Reagan-era Star Wars projects for the DoD to spend billions on while our soldiers aren't even outfitted with proper flak protection. USA! USA!

And shouldn't we worry about Dr. Evil getting his hands on it?

I shall call it....THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT!

[justanothersim86 83]

Yay! Lets spend billions on a useless weapon while our schools crumble and our infrastructure collapses. Not to forget the pain and suffering it will cause (like the atomic bomb). Gotta love big fancy weapons. Give me a break.

[Voar Tok 4]

Date: 1/11/2006 6:52:02 PM Author: Cjah

Date: 1/11/2006 6:42:07 PM Author: vidioman Hehe.. that just reminded me.. 'Terrorists never stop thinking of new ways to harm our country, and neither do we!' -Dubsie Yeah, they think this'll save them, but if it does get into the wrong hands, bye-bye human civilisation!

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BAN IT!!!!

I say ban the technology before the next 3rd world hell hole gets the chance to get its revenge on any nation that even bashed it....

Trust me if I was in any position of power I'd ban this before other countries learn of our ways and make their own weapons of laser desruction....

If this is going to be used in America or I mean above America then I'm not going to enlist in the army...

Why bother when your enemy can just press a button from space and end the battle and how many lives would be ended just then....not including my own considering I would have been in the army...where has the glory and pride of the past gone?I welcome the REAL war and not this BS....

Say NO!

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It's way too late to stop it.  The technology that make this work was mostly discovered before the majority of us were born.

 

Personally, I think that this technology will be rather useful.  Think about it this way: What self-respecting country wants to go to war with another country that can obliterate their army without leaving home?

[nicoflorez 0]

This is the proof human race is advancing just to be destroyed by ourselves, I'd say ALL weapons should be illegal, a biiig step into human evolution.

BTW, I'd be more worried about the USA-government-terrorists using this weapon other than the terrorists

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Well, there goes the old ball game. If it is known it can be done, some evil bunch will do it. It is therefore incumbent on the good guys to do it first.

As for the weaponization of space, well, what did you expect? Man's greatest efforts have always been directed at inhumanity to man. As for Canada voting yes or no, do you think anyone will even ask us?

[Cjah 15]

Date: 1/11/2006 7:35:40 PM Author: nicoflorez This is the proof human race is advancing just to be destroyed by ourselves, I'd say ALL weapons should be illegal, a biiig step into human evolution. BTW, I'd be more worried about the USA-government-terrorists using this weapon other than the 'terrorists'

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Exactly my point....

 

I remember what I learned of WW2 and the cold war its that the US can turn its back at any moment it pleases on any of its allies.....

 

The USSR and the US once had peace and coperation during the war,but then Hitler has fallen and it must be back to the old ways of communism is wrong and that sort of thing...

 

The reason the USSR was so pissed at the US in the first place was because of FDR's promise to Stalin for a 10 billion aid program was scraped when Truman took office....Then the US starts acting like its ally in Europe is West Germany and not the USSR after the 20 million lives were paid for the freedom of Eastern Europe.You want to know why Eastern Europe was made into Communist states?Its because of the way the US kept ignoring the needs of the soviets...then Truman rushed to use the A bomb so he could scare the USSR and keep them out of the war on Japan preventing further aid to the USSR because Stalin wanted Korea which would have had the industry neded to supposrt Russia and the rest of the USSR at that time.If Korea or that 10 billion dollar aid ever was delivered to the USSR then many things would be different today.....

 

The reason I went on forever above is to just say this.....Humans are and will piss off others humans....wheater it be political reasons or a simple misunderstanding....I hope that these weapons will never see the light of day,but many are right....we can't get rid of the technology,but we can stop the weapons if we try....

[vidioman 21]

Voar Tok | Personally, I think that this technology will be rather useful. Think about it this way: What self-respecting country wants to go to war with another country that can obliterate their army without leaving home?

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The country that is able to make it's own giant laser, and has an army big enough to lose a few men here or there.

(China.)

[newy2 0]

well i'd say its morally taking a step back , having weapons in space is one of the worst things that could ever happen.

[your_adress_here 11]

Date: 1/11/2006 7:43:27 PM
Author: N_O_Body
As for Canada voting yes or no, do you think anyone will even ask us?

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Do they even care?

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Date: 1/11/2006 8:07:11 PM
Author: newy2
well i'd say its morally taking a step back , having weapons in space is one of the worst things that could ever happen.

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It is hard to step backwards morally. There is no place to which to step. Everyone is in a deep hole, and none of them will quit digging.

[ephorex_77 0]

Date: 1/11/2006 7:35:40 PM Author: nicoflorez This is the proof human race is advancing just to be destroyed by ourselves, I'd say ALL weapons should be illegal, a biiig step into human evolution. BTW, I'd be more worried about the USA-government-terrorists using this weapon other than the 'terrorists'

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It's really quite true. We just find better ways to kill each other.

 

VT: Terrorists, if they ever get the hardware and the knowledge would use this against anyone. Do you think they have an amy??

[the_new_simman 5]

Well, I'm not sure I like this idea, just imagine:

*Walks out of house to pick up morning newspaper*
...seconds later...
*Bizzzamm! You are killed and fried by a lazer*

Yeah, not good. Don't allow it, but I wonder how trustworthy this new source is. Never heard of it before.

[Voar Tok 4]

Date: 1/11/2006 9:02:50 PM Author: ephorex_77

VT: Terrorists, if they ever get the hardware and the knowledge would use this against anyone. Do you think they have an amy??

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It is technically possible that something like what you mentioned could happen, but then again, it is also possible that they could do that with the nuke missiles, but it hasn't happened.  I have a feeling that the government isn't stupid enough to use just any kind of security system to protect those things.  It can be done, but the probability of it is slim.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Date: 1/11/2006 7:27:11 PM Author: Voar Tok

It's way too late to stop it.  The technology that make this work was mostly discovered before the majority of us were born.

Personally, I think that this technology will be rather useful.  Think about it this way: What self-respecting country wants to go to war with another country that can obliterate their army without leaving home?

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Exactly.

Next Step Death Star.

 

 

 

[Cjah 15]

Date: 1/11/2006 10:18:36 PM Author: Easy Bakes

Date: 1/11/2006 7:27:11 PM Author: Voar Tok

It's way too late to stop it.  The technology that make this work was mostly discovered before the majority of us were born.

Personally, I think that this technology will be rather useful.  Think about it this way: What self-respecting country wants to go to war with another country that can obliterate their army without leaving home?

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Exactly.

Next Step Death Star.

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Some say the moon will be the future Death Star and at this rate I wouldn't bet against them....but who actaully owns the moon????

 

Oh and who owns space???

 

man this future i gonna be ugly and I thought Nuclear Winter sounded scary...

[vidioman 21]

Cjah | but who actaully owns the moon????

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The Beatles I believe, own a significant chunk of the moon. The rest is claimed by the US. The US has also apparently claimed Space, and GOD FORBID we challenge that decision! Fear we may get liberated!

[Meg 368]

Plaque affixed to the leg of the lunar landing vehicle signed by President Nixon, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. The plaque bears a map of the Earth and this inscription:

HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH
FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON
JULY 1969 A.D.
WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND

[Shadow Assassin 336]

*puts hand up*

If it's supposed to be invisible, that basically means we don't know what hit us.

Visionaries win wars

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Ain't a-goin' t' study war no mo'.

War is evil. Depiction of evil is evil. FPS war games are, prima facie, evil. Wanna play Doom?

[Micah 16]

No, I don't believe the device itself is invisible, it is the laser that may be invisible when it does strike.

Anyways, that weapon isn't the only laser weapon the military has recently developed... here are two more machines that were in the original article that I had to take out because for some odd reason they wouldn't work. (These photos aren't fake, but they are conceptual. These photos were released from the military).

 

Laser Airplane

 

An artist's conception shows a reddish beam emanating from an Airborne Laser system, with another beam being used against missiles in the background. In reality, the beam itself might be invisible.

 

Laser Tank

 

This is a conceptual look at putting a solid-state laser on an armored ground combat vehicle for potential use in the U.S. military

[Praetorian Cohort 0]

Cool. Good thing the country I live in controls it!

@N_O_Body: I'd rather play Doom 3, but I could never say no to the game that started it all.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Date: 1/12/2006 12:21:52 AM
Author: Praetorian Cohort
Cool. Good thing the country I live in controls it!


@N_O_Body: I'd rather play Doom 3, but I could never say no to the game that started it all.

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Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant.

[ancientsociety 26]

Voar Tok: What self-respecting country wants to go to war with another country that can obliterate their army without leaving home?

This was advanced as the same argument for nuclear weapons and MAD years ago. Did it stop people from going to war? Absolutely not.

 

Let's take The Day After example. East Germany blockades Berlin. Russia moves into East Germany and then crosses the West German border. NATO retaliates by airbursting nukes over Russian troops. With the gloves now off (we started using nuclear weapons first), Russia retaliates by launching pre-emptive nuclear strikes on missile silos and industrial infrastructure with ICBMs (lots of civialians dead). The US retaliates against them with nukes (lots more civilians dead). Nuclear winter. The northern hemisphere reduced to a fallout-laden stone age existence. The war is over right? Wrong. The president comes over the radio and tells the civialians they have a ceasefire with the Russians and that we will rebuild. The militaristic undertones are unmistakable. One of the characters mentions a qoute from Einstein. I know how mankind will fight World War 4. With sticks and stones.

 

What nuclear proliferation did do was increase the level of damage that could be done to an enemy's infrastructure and civilian population. MAD worked NOT as a deterrent, but as a psychological terror weapon. The problem with using battlefield/tactical nukes is that it becomes a slippery slope. Well, if I can push a button and wipe an entire battalion with no losses from my side why wouldn't I just push a bigger button to nuke their infrastructure and kill the army at its source?

[guinea 31]

Date: 1/11/2006 10:39:03 PM
Author: vidioman

Cjah | but who actaully owns the moon????

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The Beatles I believe, own a significant chunk of the moon. The rest is claimed by the US. The US has also apparently claimed Space, and GOD FORBID we challenge that decision! Fear we may get liberated!

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all 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ect square km of it ?

but what about the people who buy stars .. the us cant own them can they .. i even think there is a simtropolis star out there somewhere