Well the USS Ponce has a laser cannon already deployed so what's next? Maybe a laser cannon on the International Space Station. They'd use it to shoot down the space junk in orbit that's getting to be a hazard to the working stuff up there.
Here's an article about the concept:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/20...ernational-Space-Station-needs-a-laser-cannon
Here's a link to the article about the laser already on the USS Ponce.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...s-new-laser-gun-works-at-sea/?tid=ptv_rellink
So anybody up to volunteer to be a gunner on the International Space Station? (Talk about a chance to 'see the world'...the other services must really be jealous.)
Here's an article about the concept:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/20...ernational-Space-Station-needs-a-laser-cannon
Here's a link to the article about the laser already on the USS Ponce.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...s-new-laser-gun-works-at-sea/?tid=ptv_rellink
So anybody up to volunteer to be a gunner on the International Space Station? (Talk about a chance to 'see the world'...the other services must really be jealous.)