US boasts of laser weapon's 'plausible deniability'

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An airborne laser weapon dubbed the "long-range blowtorch" has the added benefit that the US could convincingly deny any involvement with the destruction it causes. Think of all the false-flag operations that will be carried-out with this weapon.

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Well if someone gets toasted

Well if someone gets toasted by an intense blast of infra-red energy, and the US government is the only entity that has such a weapon doesn't that kind of point the finger at the guilty party?

Posted by David S on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 00:09
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