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nradov
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Kalina: A Russian ground-based laser to dazzle ima...
And how much mass would that take, to produce enough output power to damage a ground station? I don't think you've done the math...
beecafe
on July 9, 2022
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Geoffrey A. Landis, "Prospects for Solar Pumped Semiconductor Lasers," Paper SPIE 2121-09, Laser Power Beaming, SPIE Proceedings Volume 2121, pp. 58-65, January 27–28, 1994
nradov
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Right so as I said, it's possible in principle but would require technology which doesn't really exist yet.
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