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Bring back Star Wars, all is forgiven.

• clessg 3y ago
  Seems to be a reference to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative The 80s seemed like a blast, jealous!
  • Arubis 3y ago
    The money poured into this without effect was astonishing.
    • gerikson 3y ago
      Some say trying to compete with it bankrupted the Soviet Union.
  • mustacheemperor 3y ago
    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.