US Navy brings down drone with all-electric laser weapon for first time

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I suspect you didn’t actually read that article.... As the article states, Lenin wasn’t actually a “lefty” though he spouted communist ideals to seize power... once in charge, he was a brutal dictator little different than the Czars before him... and Stalin was even more brutal...

‘Just because a nation calls itself communist doesn’t make it so...

That's what all lefties do though, they get in power, realise their ideas don't work and then institute a dictatorship in order to stay in power.

 

[Squid Surprise]

That's what all lefties do though, they get in power, realise their ideas don't work and then institute a dictatorship in order to stay in power.

Yeah... righties are much more honest... they espouse a dictatorship, then institute exactly what they promised...

 

[scavengerspc]

That's what all lefties do though, they get in power, realise their ideas don't work and then institute a dictatorship in order to stay in power.

For the most part, the only good ideas from the left that fail are the ones that the right finds a way to block.

 

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Yeah... righties are much more honest... they espouse a dictatorship, then institute exactly what they promised...

Right wing socialists?

 

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For the most part, the only good ideas from the left that fail are the ones that the right finds a way to block.

Which right wing was that in the Soviet Union/China?

 

[Squid Surprise]

Which right wing was that in the Soviet Union/China?

That would be the leaders.... just because they call themselves communists doesn’t make it so... they are right-wing dictators...

 

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That would be the leaders.... just because they call themselves communists doesn’t make it so... they are right-wing dictators...

So Lenin/Mao were Nazis?

 

[Squid Surprise]

So Lenin/Mao were Nazis?

Very similar, yes... different name, same results...

 

[Phatso]

Well, one problem with that is it would take substantially more power for the laser light to go through water.

Ah, more fuel for MTG's fires.

Definitely valid concerns.


Its all science that is out there in the real world. Just like the US is "developing" hypersonic missles (that Putie is bandying around like a cave-man's club), pretty much any country with enough will and resources could develop something like this. Hint: look up "laser phase conjugation" and pretty much even you can get the optical fibers that actually produce the laser emission, and on which I suspect that this weapon is based, literally from mail order houses on the net.

Given the direction that current politics is going, having a Reagan again would be an improvement over Trump butt lickers, IMO.

I wonder why so many admire Reagan so much? IMO, his mystique in conservative circles is much like the mystique that surrounds Musky, or Bezos - lots of everything but true substance. At least Reagan was not a wannabe dictator.

Why is it that all of you so called college educated on here for some reason have to bring up something bad when it comes to President Trump?Always knocking him down.I guess you people are just too stupid and liberal/progressive to see what he actually did for our country.
He did a LOT more for our country than this old feeble minded thing we have as a president now.Biden is destroying our country day by day and most here say not a word about his destruction.Gimme a break.
The dim/libs/progressives have no substance,only lies and doubletalk.

 

[Squid Surprise]

Why is it that all of you so called college educated on here for some reason have to bring up something bad when it comes to President Trump?Always knocking him down.I guess you people are just too stupid and liberal/progressive to see what he actually did for our country.
He did a LOT more for our country than this old feeble minded thing we have as a president now.Biden is destroying our country day by day and most here say not a word about his destruction.Gimme a break.
The dim/libs/progressives have no substance,only lies and doubletalk.

Yeah... it takes an uneducated fool to really appreciate the wonders that are Trump.... please, educate us on these marvels... what did he accomplish? Other than dividing your nation so deeply that you now fear and despise anything “liberal” that comes your way...

Do me a favour: look up the word “liberal” in the dictionary and ask yourself why it’s used by Trump supporters as an insult.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Yeah... righties are much more honest... they espouse a dictatorship, then institute exactly what they promised...

Justin Trudeau says 'hi'.

 

[Squid Surprise]

Justin Trudeau says 'hi'.

You do realize that despite his party’s name, Trudeau is not left wing? Although compared to Trump he would certainly appear to be...

I suppose Sarah Palin says ’hi’ to you too...

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Yeah... it takes an uneducated fool to really appreciate the wonders that are Trump.... please, educate us on these marvels... what did he accomplish? Other than dividing your nation so deeply that you now fear and despise anything “liberal” that comes your way...

Do me a favour: look up the word “liberal” in the dictionary and ask yourself why it’s used by Trump supporters as an insult.

It's lesson time for you.

While Trump was President the US saw a 50 year low in unemployment, and an all time unemployment low for blacks & hispanics. The small business confidence index level was at its highest in twenty years as was the consumer confidence index level. Trump reworked NAFTA in our favor so we stopped getting hosed on trade, he had the US energy independent for the first time since the early 1960's (looked at gas prices lately), he pushed our NATO partners to start paying their promised 2% of GDP towards their defense spending, he put sanctions on Nord Stream 2 ... the same Russian pipeline that Biden lifted the sanctions on during his first month in office. Trump was the first President to walk the talk and move our embassy to Jerusalem. Multiple peace treaties were signed under Trump's watch including Israel with multiple Arab nations and Serbia - Kosovo.