http://news.excite.com/news/r/990816/19/arms-usa-lasers
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>U.S. awards $550 mln for space laser research
Updated 7:26 PM ET August 16, 1999
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Air Force said Monday
it had awarded a pair of $275 million contracts to
teams headed by TRW Inc. and Spectrum Astro Inc.
for research on planned space-based laser systems to
track enemy missiles in flight.
The effort is part of the Pentagon's expensive program
to develop a defense against attacking warheads. The
Air Force plans to spend $11.8 billion on the infrared
laser and a low-orbit system of satellites over the next
15 to 20 years......(more)[/quote]
Hmmmm....I seem to recall the Democrats scoffed and vilified this idea as impractical and a waste of money (read no vote bribery).
Even this moment, Reagan would be a better President than you, Billy Boy
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" RKBA!
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>U.S. awards $550 mln for space laser research
Updated 7:26 PM ET August 16, 1999
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Air Force said Monday
it had awarded a pair of $275 million contracts to
teams headed by TRW Inc. and Spectrum Astro Inc.
for research on planned space-based laser systems to
track enemy missiles in flight.
The effort is part of the Pentagon's expensive program
to develop a defense against attacking warheads. The
Air Force plans to spend $11.8 billion on the infrared
laser and a low-orbit system of satellites over the next
15 to 20 years......(more)[/quote]
Hmmmm....I seem to recall the Democrats scoffed and vilified this idea as impractical and a waste of money (read no vote bribery).
Even this moment, Reagan would be a better President than you, Billy Boy
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" RKBA!