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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: BlueStateSaint on May 31, 2009, 05:16:07 AM
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Seeing that this one got started during the Clinton Administration, maybe the Obamessiah won't cut it. :whatever:
US lab debuts super laser
AFP
by Glenn Chapman
Glenn Chapman – Sat May 30, 4:23 am ET
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – A US weapons lab on Friday pulled back the curtain on a super laser with the power to burn as hot as a star.
The National Ignition Facility's main purpose is to serve as a tool for gauging the reliability and safety of the US nuclear weapons arsenal but scientists say it could deliver breakthroughs in safe fusion power.
"We have invented the world's largest laser system," actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said during a dedication ceremony attended by thousands including state and national officials.
"We can create the stars right here on earth. And I can see already my friends in Hollywood being very upset that their stuff that they show on the big screen is obsolete. We have the real stuff right here."
NIF is touted as the world's highest-energy laser system. It is located inside the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory about an hour's drive from San Francisco.
One wonders how much the Obamessiah will sell it to the Iranians for.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090530/ts_alt_afp/usitresearchmilitarylaser
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One wonders how much the Obamessiah will sell it to the Iranians for.
30 pieces of silver.
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30 pieces of silver.
Or perhaps a handful of beans...MAGIC beans...
:popcorn:
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Or perhaps a handful of beans...MAGIC beans...
:popcorn:
Well I sure hope Jack takes them out!