☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agoThe U.S. Military Is Freaked: Lasers are No Secret Weapon Against Hypersonic Missilesnationalinterest.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmygrad.mltechnology
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. Military Is Freaked: Lasers are No Secret Weapon Against Hypersonic Missilesnationalinterest.org☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmygrad.mltechnology
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-squareGrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·5 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-up11·5 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.
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.