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A Graser Breakthrough at Los Alamos (1986) [pdf]

8 pointsby Cieplakabout 6 years ago

3 comments

vajrabumabout 6 years ago
It&#x27;s worth noting that &#x27;paper&#x27; is from Lydon Larouche&#x27;s &#x27;Executive Intelligence Review&#x27;. Not what I would consider a reliable source even in 1986 the same year he was arrested for credit card fraud. He was subsequently convicted in 1988.<p>As to the content a gamma ray laser is a fun idea but if there were any of them in &quot;as little as three years&quot; and if they had applications then those have remained secret for quite some time. Every public indication is that there aren&#x27;t any. See here for a discussion: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gamma-ray_laser" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Gamma-ray_laser</a>
mannykannotabout 6 years ago
The &quot;breakthrough&quot; appears to be the separation of mercury &quot;isomers&quot; (that should be isotopes?) Nothing much seems to have come from it.
lanboyoabout 6 years ago
Whelp, lets get some of that Star Wars funding...