bstempleton@watmath.UUCP (Brad Templeton) (08/07/83)
Although it is obvious that any beam weapon could never be effective as a weapon of destruction against a city, there are other implications of high accuracy weapons from space. Perhaps someday we'll be able to aim a laser or some form of death ray at an individual on the ground. What an interesting deterrent this would become. Hey Mr. Terrorist or Mr. Enemey leader. Our weapon kills YOU. Not your cities. Not your soldiers. Not your people. You. Sure, you can stay underground all the time. Never see the light of day again. Be our prisoner in your own home. If this is what you want, then mess with us. You can hide, but you can't run! I prefer any idea in weapons that means precision. This means laser guided bombs and beam weapons. These are weapons that can't be used against people, only military targets and military leaders. Anything that makes war more personal for the Generals and Presidents involved is a step forward in weapons. Let all the Generals of the world kill themselves off. As Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven would say, "Think of it as Evolution In Action." -- Brad Templeton - Waterloo, Ont. (519) 886-7304
ecn-ec:ecn-pc:ecn-ed:vu@pur-ee.UUCP (08/09/83)
Did you see the date on Article # 1844 (this newsgroup: net.space) ? It says Sunday August 14 1983 !!! (today is only Tuesday Aug 9) pur-ee!vu
halle1@houxz.UUCP (08/10/83)
For those who aren't aware of it: Article numbers are local to your machine. Article #1234 may be #4321 on another machine. Even another in the same center will be different. When referring to an article by number, use the reference number, i.e. the <article nbr@site> in the long header.
REM@MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (08/14/83)
From: Robert Elton Maas <REM @ MIT-MC> Unfortunately a weapon that can kill a particular terrorist can also be used to kill a particular dissident. Let's be careful.