[extropy-chat] Congrats, Spike!

[Mike Lorrey]

Isn't it also supposed to be a compliment to the Patriot PAC II systems
the Israelis have been depending on? Of course, the threat of SCUD
missiles from Iraq *seems* to have abated, at least in the short term,
but Iran has longer range missiles, as well as aircraft launched attack
missiles, and the signs coming out of Iran wrt its nuke program seem
pretty ominous. Who knows what is happening in Syria, as well.

THEL, I imagine, might be mass produced here and deployed around the
country to defend sites like sports stadiums, high rise buildings, the
Pentagon and other DC sites, etc. though it would have to be tested
against airliners to prevent another 9/11. If successful, this would
force terrorism back to car and truck bomb levels of sophistication.

--- Spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
> This kind of approach might be possible, but I suspect that the
> actual use of the THEL and related systems will be to knock
> out small planes that are headed for crowded sports stadiums.  
> 
> spike
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org 
> > [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of 
> > Eugen Leitl
> > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 2:33 AM
> > To: ExI chat list
> > Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Congrats, Spike!
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, May 09, 2004 at 07:48:36PM -0700, Mike Lorrey wrote:
> > 
> > > The THEL is kicking ass and taking names...
> > 
> > I don't see any reason why one can't sputter >99% reflexivity 
> > coats on top of
> > rocket body composite. Sensors are more difficult to shield, 
> > but one still
> > can use covers, and high-velocity electrooptical shutters.
> 
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Mike Lorrey
Chairman, Free Town Land Development
"Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
                                       - Gen. John Stark
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