Re: Reasons for interstellar wars.

David Johnston wrote:
On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:45:11 -0500, "Paul F. Dietz" <dietz@xxxxxxx>
wrote:


David Johnston wrote:


If it could fry a planet from lightyears away, I can't imagine the
vehicle that would survive it at short range.

The intensity of light on a laser propelled sail is many times the
intensity of sunlight hitting the Earth.


Fortunately the sun is not lightyears away.

You didn't appear to understand the point that was being made.
The laser propelled vehicle will be subject to an intense beam
at very great distances, not just right near the star of origin.
This very same intense beam could be used against planets.

Paul

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