[vannrox]

A very good read.

[tbeatty]

Today, after a half-century of research and billions of dollars of investment, the SDI program is generally considered a failure, and there is still no realistic means of defense against a nuclear missile attack.

I think I would describe it as "in development." But then again, I'm not from the ultra-left wing PBS.

[It'salmosttolate]

ARMY OWNS THE WEATHER

[Free the USA]

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[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Nikola Tesla was a brilliant man and to this day still doesn't receive the credit he deserves for so many of his discoveries and inventions.

[Billy_bob_bob]

I've read a couple of bio's about Tesla, and I'm of the opinion that he was pretty much losing it by the late thirties. He was a truly brilliant mind, one of the greatest scientist of all time who made contributions to the science of electromagnetism that touch all of our lives every day. Sadly, he seriously declined in his later years, ending up living off of his reputation and former glory. A brilliant technical mind, but not so good with the business side of things.

[ThinkLikeWaterAndReeds]

We have already experienced "The war to end all wars". Is a new weapon going to thwart the greed, anger, and selfishness of mankind?

[sam_paine]

No. A very "uninformed on the state-of-the-art" read!

USAF Airborne Laser Project

[Joe 6-pack]

Tesla Statue at Niagara Falls

As one of eastern-european descent, I've long admired his brilliance...

[Orual]

Whether Tesla's idea was ever taken seriously is still a mater of conjecture.

But it was a mother of an invention.

[PatrioticAmerican]

As someone involved with SDI, SDI is not a failure. It has suffered political fights where funding is cut, testing is not fully allowed, and deployment planning not authorized. The technologies work VERY well, and with support, they could be in place within the decade, if not sooner.

The Marxist author of this story just HATES Reagan and America, as all liberals do.