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I was just reading about the military using lasers to bring down missiles, planes, etc (years away still) and I'm curious: What limits the range

Posted by TWuG Jan 20 '11, 19:00

of such a weapon?

Will it dissipate at long distances?

If a ship aims at a missile and misses, at what distance would the laser no longer be dangerous?

Would it continue on into space at full strength? What if it missed a missile but hit a satellite accidently? At that point is it likely still strong enough to damage or destroy the satellite?

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rent Real Genius -- nm - peglegpete Jan 20, 19:14 3
- I own it. And wrote a quiz about it. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 20, 19:15 2
  - woohoo! now go read The Cardinal of the Kremlin. -- nm - Max Jan 20, 19:18 1
    - Now stand up, pat your head, and rub your belly. -- nm - mara Jan 20, 19:28
the atmosphere itself obsorbs, disperses the light, I mean the reason our sky is blue is cause the sun's rays hit the air and scatters, also when the - zeitgeist Jan 20, 19:12
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- Excellent. Thank you. -- nm - TWuG Jan 20, 19:14
the enviroment -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jan 20, 19:07
a laser shooting from a planet? holy crap, earth is gonna be a deathstar! -- nm - dogbert Jan 20, 19:06 1
- "That's no moon.... wait, it is a moon... so we're cool?.... oops, no, still fucked." *BOOM* -- nm - TFox Jan 20, 19:22

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