XPost: alt.politics   
   From: campbell@neotext.ca   
      
   On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 04:13:11 -0800, chine.bleu wrote:   
      
   > Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >>> '"They'll also have hypersonic weapons, many hypersonic weapons, state   
   >>> >of the art, electric rail guns, and even the high-powered lasers that   
   >>> >you've been starting to read about," he said. "We have lasers where you   
   >>> >aim the laser at a target, it just wipes it out. We're going to have --   
   >>> >there'll be the most sophisticated lasers in the world, and the most   
   >>> >sophisticated laser in the world will be on the battleships that we're   
   >>> >building," Trump said.'   
   >>> >   
   >>> >And we'll see the plans in two weeks, right?   
   >> Ask AlleyCat about the Zumwalt (DDG-1000) "success".   
   >>   
   >> Here's a thorough description of the systems on that ship:   
   >   
   > I wonder if they will make the mistake of increasing phaser power by   
   > connecting to the main drive rubber bands.   
      
   -)   
      
   Wish I cud leave it at that... The only "life" those Aircraft Carriers   
   have on them in this New Wierld is as Hospital/Civil_Defense Ops Centres.   
      
   And the Wierld actually *needs* such things.  Truly truly.   
      
   Dhu   
      
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