[117255] in Cypherpunks
Re: Orbital Weapons Platform
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim May)
Mon Aug 30 03:24:32 1999
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 00:09:23 -0700
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From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
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At 10:30 PM -0700 1999-08-29, BPM Mixmaster Remailer wrote:
>In the 80's there was some sort of initative to create "Star Wars" an
>orbital defense initative to destroy potential nuclear warheads before
>they were launched or during launch in the upper atmosphere. Persuing a
>collection of old X-files episodes I found one dealing with the use of
>high intensity particle beams fired from said satellites. I think just
>from the power consumption needs this would fail due to limitations of
>solar power cells. Is there such a system in place? Is the current power
>technology sophisticated enough?
>
This was disproven in an episode of "Star Trek: The Gullible Generation."
Remember when Ensign Chak travelled back in time and attempted to energize
Earth's orbital defense system? The fuses blew.
Good to see that Cypherpunks are still keeping current in technology by
"persuing [SIC] a collection of old X-files [SIC] episodes."
Ask not for whom Bell trolls...
--Tim May
Don't tread on me.
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