gwyn@BRL@sri-unix (12/09/82)
From: Doug Gwyn <gwyn@BRL> Subject: Re: "rail-guns" Via: Brl-Bmd; 8 Dec 82 23:10-PST And how about the Soviet particle beam weapon reported in Aviation Week a few years ago? Starts with a thermonuclear explosion to charge a humongous capacitor, and goes through a handful of equally incredible stages to produce the neutral beam.