Posted on 11/14/2025 9:44:14 AM PST by Red Badger
As things on the domestic side here in the U.S. continue to seem more volatile, we can all be comforted by the fact that China has reportedly figured out how to create a freakin' "outer space particle beam."
Good to know. America's chief rival nation and fellow superpower has a space laser.
Here's more from ZeroHedge:
Particle beams — streams of high-speed atoms or subatomic particles — have long been the holy grail of space warfare. The concept sounds simple: zap an enemy satellite with a beam so intense it melts or fries the target. Reality, however, has been less cooperative — mainly because of power, according to the South China Morning Post.
Building such a weapon means delivering megawatts of energy with microsecond precision, a combo engineers usually describe as 'pick one.' Systems that are powerful are clumsy; systems that are precise can't handle the juice.
But leave it to the Chinamen — they figured it out. Allegedly.
But Chinese scientists now claim they've solved this decades-old physics headache. In a study published in Advanced Small Satellite Technology, a team led by Su Zhenhua of DFH Satellite Co. unveiled a prototype power system that reportedly hits both marks — high power and pinpoint control.
Their device pushed out 2.6 megawatts of pulsed power while keeping synchronization accuracy to 0.63 microseconds. 'Existing pulsed power supplies typically have an output power of less than 1 megawatt and synchronisation control accuracy worse than 1 millisecond,' Su's team wrote.
Translation for the non-nerds out there: It's power AND accurate. And it's a freakin' space laser.
The device must still undergo rigorous testing, however, to determine how much of a game-changer it will really be.
Whether the system can survive space's brutal environment — radiation, vacuum, temperature swings — is still unclear. At least for now, China's latest power breakthrough may be less 'Death Star ready' and more 'promising PowerPoint slide.'
That's reassuring.
Truth be told though, with the level of disunity in the U.S. these days, it might not take much more than a PowerPoint slide to overthrow us.
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And we have developed a giant mirror that reflects their particular beam back at them.
“America’s chief rival nation and fellow superpower has a space laser.”
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Do they?
We’ll call it the “Pee Wee Herman” Defensive Mirror!.............
Meh, I am unimpressed until I see it used in actual combat. For 50 years, we heard what a threat the Russians were, how we needed the next generation of this or that because they had developed something that would destroy us. Now, we see they even struggle with Ukraine because of old, obsolete equipment. More psychological warfare.
Uh, perhaps the writer has not thought about that. Is he/she/it/whatever a journalist? Figures.
Yep. What a bombastic clickbait headline. They’ve got a bench-scale proof-of-concept R&D unit on earth. Later in the excerpt it says “operating in space is tough.”
I have to believe that if - and its a big if - China has developed something like this, we have something that is a thousand times better. I think the vast majority of UFO sitings are US DOD space technology. I guess if we end up in a war with China, we will find out.
Some of these FR types better go underground...China will zap them..
YAWN , China
When Harbor Freight has them, I will believe.
If it’s of the same quality as their bridges I think we’re OK.
This is good news for some US defense contractor. They cans ask for more money for a similar U.S. program.
Can it be attached to sharks heads?
I’d wager we are already spending $100 million to $1 billion per year on it already.
ZeroHedge. Wacko doomer conspiracy site.
I have to believe that if - and its a big if - China has developed something like this, we have something that is a thousand times better.
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Why are you required to believe this? Who is requiring that?
Hmmm...
Is it a "space laser" or or a "particle beam"???
Moronicity of the news media, at its finest...
I need more aluminum foil to cover my house.
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