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From: raf@hopd3.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re:  Space station?
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Date: Fri, 29-Jul-83 10:51:57 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 29 10:51:57 1983
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I saw a small paragraph hidden on a back page
of our local paper the other day that sid
the air force has succesfully used a laser to
knock down a series of ten air to air missles
travelling in the 2000 mph range.
It went on to say that this system would not
be effective against ICBMs because they go much
faster - around 20,000 mph. Also range is a
factor, so using a space station for the
purpose of knocking down ICBMs is not feasable
yet.

It seems to me though that this is a giant
step in a technology that may make nuclear
weapons at long range obsolete. Let us hope,

			Ron Flannery