To: neverdem
Cost to develop and field the Airborne Laser: untold billions.
Cost to chrome plate a missile to a mirror-like finish: about $2000 each.
Cost to see the looks on the faces of the Joint Chiefs when they see their shiny new toy reflecting off the shiny new missile: priceless.
11 posted on
03/26/2006 7:21:03 PM PST by
compuguru
(De Oppresso Liber)
To: compuguru
There are not many good mirror materials in near UV.
13 posted on
03/26/2006 7:25:48 PM PST by
GSlob
To: compuguru
Cost to chrome plate a missile to a mirror-like finish: about $2000 each. I hope you're not serious. the laser would still impart enouh heat energy to the target to ruin Kim Jong Il's day.
22 posted on
03/27/2006 12:09:28 AM PST by
Mr. Silverback
(GOP Blend Coffee--"Coffee for Conservative Taste!" Go to www.gopetc.com)
To: compuguru
Cost to chrome plate a missile to a mirror-like finish: about $2000 each.Typical countermeasures cost estimates courtesy of the bean-counters at your local MoveOn.org affiliate...
29 posted on
03/27/2006 10:32:28 AM PST by
Paul Ross
(Hitting bullets with bullets successfully for 35 years!)
To: compuguru
Cost to chrome plate a missile to a mirror-like finish: about $2000 each.How much to ensure that the missile STAYS in a mirror-like finish as it flies through various kinds of lower atmospheric crud?
37 posted on
03/28/2006 10:25:25 AM PST by
BeHoldAPaleHorse
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