Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 9/27/83; site hplabs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!piety From: piety@hplabs.UUCP (Bob Piety) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Star Wars Defense Message-ID: <741@hplabs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 11:09:26 EDT Article-I.D.: hplabs.741 Posted: Mon Aug 20 11:09:26 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 04:43:56 EDT References: <1742@tekig1.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA Lines: 9 One thing wrong with the "star wars defense" is that the satellites are very vulnerable to a ground-based particle beam weapon. The satellites are just sitting ducks, easily tracked by any country that wishes to. If this defense would really work, then *maybe* its not such a bad idea. But based upon its vulnerability, its a waste of a lot of money & effort. Bob