[net.space] SPACE Digest V3 #180

MINSKY@MIT-OZ@sri-unix.UUCP (08/10/83)

As for lasering people from space, it is ny impression that the
current vague proposals for missile destroying space-based beam
weapons depend on exploding small nuclear devices to excite the
lasers.  Such weapons are expensive and non-reusable, and can't be
used frivolously, since such uses would start wars.  I suppose,
though, that there are other proposals around by now.