Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxl!dcn From: dcn@ihuxl.UUCP (Dave Newkirk) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: More Space Weapons Discussion Message-ID: <959@ihuxl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Mar-84 10:36:41 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxl.959 Posted: Wed Mar 7 10:36:41 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Mar-84 07:46:29 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 14 Any reduction in number of warheads that could reach us seems to be a good idea to me. The other delivery methods the Soviets have are a small fraction of their total capability, and there are known countermeasures for bombers & subs. The cruise missiles are only dangerous because they are hard to detect, and a recent AW&ST articles describes a satellite planned to find and track them. As for the gigawatt lasers mentioned before, a few miles of atmosphere should provide enough protection against them or particle beam weapons. If anyone wishes to continue this discussion, please reply by mail or suggest a better newsgroup, such as fa.arms-d. Dave Newkirk, ihnp4!ihuxl!dcn