Does the Pentagon have intentions to continue to develop ground-based laser weapons?
Wait a minute. This is not a question of ground-based laser weapons. This was done to test the satellite — the vulnerability of the satellite. It was not done to develop the laser. Q: But are there intentions to continue developing the MIRACL? A: I can’t answer that question. The development of the MIRACL wasn’t an issue here. The issue was the vulnerability of the satellite. Q: I understand, I’m going in a new direction. A: I’m not prepared to go there. I don’t know the answer to that question. Q: Did you learn anything from this experiment that could be used for offensive types of actions? A: That wasn’t the goal of the experiment. The goal of the experiment… Q: …you learned anything. A: We are in the process of analyzing the results, and the results were designed to test the vulnerability of the satellite. Q: You’re saying it was to test two things. One, casual accidental lasing of a satellite, probably short duration; and another, the ability of a laser to destroy a satellite.
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