Obama's chance to end the fantasy that is Star Wars
The US has spent $160bn – only to increase the danger to itself and the rest of us
Sure, maybe one day scientists will discover some way to evaporate nukes in the brief window before they strike. Maybe they will discover how to turn lead into gold – a pursuit that obsessed Europe's best minds for centuries. Maybe aliens will get in touch. But none of these assumptions is a sensible basis for government policy. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
I know a physicist and engineer who worked on this project in the Reagan years. Both agree it will never and can never work. They called it "fatally flawed" scientifically and technically. The physicist explained it much the way Hari does, as a bullet hitting another bullet, but then went on to prove to me why it couldn't work. Considering this, and the current deficit, I have to agree with Hari.