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Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons, Program was touted publicly, then came official gag order
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| Oct 4, 2004
| Keay Davison
Posted on 10/04/2004 9:33:33 AM PDT by Mike Fieschko
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To: Mike Fieschko
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:34:45 AM PDT
by
oceanview
To: Mike Fieschko
Would such a weapon work against Kerry? He has no substance that could react with antimatter.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:35:39 AM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
To: Mike Fieschko
Load the photon torpedoes.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:35:40 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
(Kerry could have left 'Nam within a week if Purple Hearts were awarded for shots to the foot.)
To: Mike Fieschko
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:35:47 AM PDT
by
watchout
To: oceanview
In the book, "The God Particle" anti matter is discussed. Evidently it is regularly produced at Fermilab outside of Chicago. Granted, the quantities are small, but it has been produced.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:36:50 AM PDT
by
stylin_geek
(Koffi: 0, G.W. Bush: (I lost count))
To: Mike Fieschko
We can neither confirm nor deny the presence of antimatter weapons...
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:37:18 AM PDT
by
HerrKobes
(The opinions stated herein do not represent the official views of the US govt, DOD or USAF)
To: Mike Fieschko
In the year 2037, President Joseph G. Bush announces that the united states will begin unilaterally dismantling and disposing of all its nuclear weapons. When asked why, he merely replies " 'cause we don't need em any more."
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:39:21 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(Occam was probably right.)
To: hchutch
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:41:01 AM PDT
by
Poohbah
(If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
To: Mike Fieschko
I think it's called "Psychological Operations". They managed to convince half the world that alien technology was being tested at Area 51.... it was probably the same panle who came up with this story.
To: Mike Fieschko
Are Dilithium Crystals obsolete already?
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:42:51 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: Paradox
200% efficiency compared to a paltry 1-2% for nuclear weapons.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:43:10 AM PDT
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: Mike Fieschko
When large numbers of positrons and antielectrons collide, the primary product is an invisible but extremely dangerous burst of gamma radiation. As so often happens, the writer is a dunce. A positron is an antielectron. When electrons and antielectrons collide, they annihilate.
I can't believe antimatter weapons are close at all. How do you store the antimatter? Unlike a TNT bomb that just sits there forever, an antimatter bomb must be kept fed with energy just to maintain the magnetic barrier between the antimatter and the ordinary matter universe. That is, it takes continual energy to keep it from detonating.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:43:43 AM PDT
by
VadeRetro
(A self-reliant conservative citizenry is a better bet than the subjects of an overbearing state. -MS)
To: dirtboy
They have tested a rudimentary transporter, now all we need are phaser banks and warp drive an we are in business.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:44:14 AM PDT
by
TXBSAFH
(Member of 3rd Pajamahadeen Division, 2nd Boxer Shorts Brigade, 4th Bunny Slipper Battalion)
To: Physicist; PatrickHenry; RadioAstronomer
Hey guys. Question for COE: does the anti-matter/matter annihilation produce more energy than a fission reaction? I know it requires a tremendous amount of energy to produce a very small amount of a/m.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:45:24 AM PDT
by
Shryke
(Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.)
To: Paleo Conservative
"Would such a weapon work against Kerry? He has no substance that could react with antimatter." LMAO!
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:46:11 AM PDT
by
manic4organic
(Nipplegate and Rathergate: two boobs exposed. (courtesy of Stateline))
To: Paradox
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:46:43 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(There are four candidates in the 2004 presidential election - Kerry, Kerry, Kerry, and Bush)
To: Yo-Yo
Re:
Are Dilithium Crystals obsolete already? Damn, and I just upgraded to the DC 386SX
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:46:49 AM PDT
by
ChadGore
(Vote Bush. He's Earned It.)
To: Mike Fieschko
We obviously need to put the USGS to work prospecting for satisfactory Dilithium Crystals. < /sarcasm>
SO9
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:47:33 AM PDT
by
Servant of the 9
(Screwing the Inscrutable or is it Scruting the Inscrewable?)
To: VadeRetro
an antimatter bomb must be kept fed with energy just to maintain the magnetic barrier between the antimatter and the ordinary matter universe.VR. Dude. Get with the program: Tupperware. It's in.
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posted on
10/04/2004 9:47:53 AM PDT
by
Shryke
(Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.)
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