☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoThe U.S. Military Is Freaked: Lasers are No Secret Weapon Against Hypersonic Missilesnationalinterest.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmygrad.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. Military Is Freaked: Lasers are No Secret Weapon Against Hypersonic Missilesnationalinterest.org☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmygrad.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
https://archive.is/2024.08.05-032033/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-military-freaked-lasers-are-no-secret-weapon-against-hypersonic-missiles-207436
minus-squareCrucible [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·3 months agoSorry best I can do is spend another 200 trillion on railguns instead
minus-squareGrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 months agoUsing the monkey’s paw to wish for more rail but its the USA so we just get railguns
minus-squareProletarianDictator [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoOutspending China on maglev, but its only for terrorizing minority urban populations, ultimately going unused because they’re less reliable than 150 year old handgun designs.
Sorry best I can do is spend another 200 trillion on railguns instead
Using the monkey’s paw to wish for more rail but its the USA so we just get railguns
Outspending China on maglev, but its only for terrorizing minority urban populations, ultimately going unused because they’re less reliable than 150 year old handgun designs.