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Re:Hypersonic Missiles Are Just Misunderstood by clessg on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @10:02AM (#36058215)
Seems to be a reference to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative The 80s seemed like a blast, jealous!
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Re:Hypersonic Missiles Are Just Misunderstood by Arubis on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @11:27AM (#36059449)
The money poured into this without effect was astonishing.
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Re:Hypersonic Missiles Are Just Misunderstood by gerikson on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @05:03PM (#36063837)
Some say trying to compete with it bankrupted the Soviet Union.
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Re:Hypersonic Missiles Are Just Misunderstood by mustacheemperor on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @06:37PM (#36064732)
The author worked on this project, and does remark that the only way to power the jet-borne laser at the time was to essentially pack a liquid rocket inside a 747 - but advancements in laser tech over the last 20-30 years have created alternatives like solid state systems.
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