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2018-02-27 Science & Technology

Russia Claims It Now Has Lasers To Shoot Satellites

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-02-27 07:55|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 As does the USA.

Posted by G. Whotha5763 2018-02-27 12:39|| 2018-02-27 12:39|| Front Page Top

#2 I think it would be much more fun to treat space as a giant vacuum tube and just have a war of electron beams in space... heh..

Posted by 3dc 2018-02-27 13:30|| 2018-02-27 13:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Real fun will begin when satellites have their own powerful lasers and can shoot back, or just shoot DOWN.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-02-27 15:06|| 2018-02-27 15:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I think i'd prefer using b-bs or something small and kinetic that would look like debris afterwards. Fired from the far side of the Earth so as to intersect the targets orbit and you have total deniability. With a satelite in a fixed orbit you could even do the math and fire the bb's so that they intersect x orbits later when your spaceplane or whatever has landed and the pilot is enjoying a refreshing beer in town.

With a laser you have to get line of sight.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-02-27 16:21|| 2018-02-27 16:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Recall the movie clip from 'Gravity' a couple of days ago?
That's the scenario proposed. The Russians blew their own satellite and the shrapnal destroyed a shuttle and ISS.

Posted by Tarzan Omomorong4055 2018-02-27 17:10|| 2018-02-27 17:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Their spy ships were using lasers against our military planes (to blind pilots) in the 80s.

Posted by Woodrow 2018-02-27 18:41|| 2018-02-27 18:41|| Front Page Top

#7 when your spaceplane or whatever has landed and the pilot is enjoying a refreshing beer

Next year, and the future is here:
"Oh dear, this is frightfully queer.
You might think it funny,
But, bartender, honey,
I fear there's a rod in my beer."

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2018-02-27 21:30|| 2018-02-27 21:30|| Front Page Top

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