[doorgunner69]

Once upon a time, we had a 747 with a mondo laser in the nose to nail during the boost phase.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Would be great to hit it so early in the boost phase that the fallout footprint stayed in N. Korea.

[Magnum44]

That was the plan but laser physics is tough. It’s hard to keep it focused for the ranges needed to stand off and shoot down enemy launches. Perhaps that will improve with future tech.

[StormEye]

"Once upon a time, we had a 747 with a mondo laser in the
nose to nail during the boost phase."

Cancelled by the phony American, President Obama.
And the thing was working too.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Airborne Laser.” It was a test platform. Program was terminated, never fielded.

[wjcsux]

Yes, it was the airborne laser project, I worked on it at the very beginning. It was very promising but it was finally killed by 0bama.