From: tkoenig@netcologne.de   
      
   Klaus Meinhard  schrieb:   
      
   > But maybe I'm wrong. I remember a sf novel in which atom bombs (fission,   
   > fusion?) were used as laser pumping devices which lead to truly   
   > devastating, epic results. Can anybody remember the name/author?   
      
   David Weber's Honorverse?   
      
   Also, nuclear-pumped gamma ray lasers were among the concepts discussed   
   for the SDI in the 1098's, IIRC.   
      
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