US laser warplane under threat from Barack Obama

telegraph.co.uk ^ | December 23, 2008 | Alex Spillius

[Free ThinkerNY]

[papasmurf]

“0bama has stated a preference for abandoning weapons whose efficacy is not yet proven. “

So, a free market solution would be ok? Asshat.

[max americana]

Not even a slingshot will be approved by the Indonesian illegal alien president.

[Incorrigible]

What about the sharks with the laser beams attached to their head?

[HardStarboard]

>>>Mr Obama has stated a preference for abandoning weapons whose efficacy is not yet proven. <<<

Shows a mental midget's attitued toward the process of weapons science, engineering, testing and development.

With this attitude, Enrico Fermi's grandchild would still be messing around with an "atomic pile" under the stands of the Chicago University stadium.

[Eaglefixer]

I actually worked on the first airborne laser lab (c-135) in the early 1970’s. USAF Kirtland AFB New Mexico.

[max americana]

That was when Nixon was president. How did it work out?

[muawiyah]

High tech stuff is usually above the paygrade of even the most expensive lawyer.

[Yo-Yo]

[Eaglefixer]

It could hit a one foot circle on another aircraft with both flying. It was never designed to be an operational system. It used a chemical laser that occupied the whole aircraft.

[Eaglefixer]

It showed that the concept worked. The target acquisition and targeting system is vital.

[ZULU]

Me Tarzan. Me break thunersticks. No bring thundersticks into forest.

Obama the new Tarzan. Rahm Emmanuel his mini-me.

[denydenydeny]

Mr Obama has stated a preference for abandoning weapons whose efficacy is not yet proven.

In other words, any new weapon system.

[KoRn]

" Shows a mental midget's attitued toward the process of weapons science, engineering, testing and development."

He seems to be all for unproven, if not unpractical experimental energy technologies that virtually any company could have created during the past decades, but chose not to for obvious reasons.

[max americana]

> It used a chemical laser that occupied the whole aircraft.
Yikes!

[NordP]

That was so well put....I think it should be your tagline... Barack Hussein Obama, an Indonesian Illegal Alien

...or something like that.

[pctech]

Our great military will go downhill fast, even faster than when Bill Clinton was in office. I can speak from first hand knowledge that people are lining up to get out as soon as possible now that we have a terrorist and a muslim for a president.

Sad sad day in America.............

[Laserman]

“Primarily designed to strike enemy missile silos, ...”

This also shows the author has no idea what he is talking about. Stupid statement!

[Laserman]

I actually flew the first airborne laser system called the Airborne Laser Lab (ALL).