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In reply to the discussion: NASA rover Curiosity prepares to zap a Martian rock in first laser target practice [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)2. First we bomb the moon and now this.
Shameful.
We make up stories of aliens sending robots with death rays landing on earth, and then we do this to the unspoiled Martian landscape.
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NASA rover Curiosity prepares to zap a Martian rock in first laser target practice [View all]
Judi Lynn
Aug 2012
OP
What possible military purpose would there be, and why would they do it on Mars? (nt)
Posteritatis
Aug 2012
#25
After a certain point asking questions like that can only be *really* wilful ignorance.
Posteritatis
Aug 2012
#18
"You obviously don't know anything about this" isn't an ad hominem when it's true. (nt)
Posteritatis
Aug 2012
#21
Strange alien craft lands, sits still for several days, then starts blasting away at the landscape
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#11
You aren't going to comment on the obvious Second Amendment issues here?
struggle4progress
Aug 2012
#33
When particle beam weapons are outlawed, only outlaws will have particle beam weapons.
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#41
*sigh* To be honest, I've been hoping for a similar discussion about this...
octothorpe
Aug 2012
#43