It's been part of tactical military planning for decades, both for offense and defense.

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It's been part of tactical military planning for decades, both for offense and defense.

ER — 6/13/2009 4:56:17 PM (archived)

But no effort has gone into using it as a strategic weapon, or defending against it.

It would be a way of completely disabling an opponent without doing any damage or causing casualties. I know the military spends a lot effort protecting their gear, but none of it seems to be trickling down to civilians.

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Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse!, Betelgeuse!! - Lee - 6/11/2009 2:22:09 AM
- BTW - The fellow in that first article image... - Socrates II - 6/11/2009 1:40:54 PM
- Betelgeuse shrinks and inflates regularly (n/t) - Raoul - 6/11/2009 5:24:53 AM
  - Astronomers already know that. This is different. A supernova in 14 months; any bets? - Jefferson-Washington - 6/11/2009 7:49:27 PM
    - Good bye GPS. - ER - 6/13/2009 1:36:03 PM
    - I'll predict Dec 21, 2012. (n/t) - Lee - 6/12/2009 3:07:56 PM
    - Just how far is Betelgeuse from Earth? - Socrates II - 6/11/2009 8:38:04 PM
      - 520 light-years is the apparent distance indicated by Hipparchus' astrometric results . - Jefferson-Washington - 6/11/2009 9:35:13 PM
        
        Actual Crab Nebula distance - Socrates II - 6/12/2009 1:31:41 PM
        
        Mentally reversed what you said, sorry - Socrates II - 6/12/2009 1:39:22 PM
        
        It just occurred to me. The LIGO facilities may soon have something to detect. - Jefferon-Washington - 6/12/2009 6:23:32 PM
        
        A scary thought - Socrates II - 6/12/2009 1:24:54 PM
  - Yes, it has been known to be variable for a long time. - ER - 6/11/2009 3:52:09 PM
  - It's those fad diets. (n/t) - TB - 6/11/2009 1:37:42 PM
- re: Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse!, Betelgeuse!! - ER - 6/11/2009 2:39:18 AM
  - I don't think it would happen with Betelgeuse. - Lee - 6/11/2009 3:19:52 AM
    - While this is not quite the same, of course... - Socrates II - 6/11/2009 1:09:43 PM
      - Supernova destruction zone relatively small - Socrates II - 6/12/2009 6:11:16 PM
        
        I'm not concerned with being trashed by a SN. - ER - 6/13/2009 2:18:28 AM
        
        We should be working on shielding our systems - TB - 6/13/2009 4:03:27 PM
        
        We can start small by protecting personal electronics. - Jefferson-Washington - 6/13/2009 8:14:13 PM
        
        Wanna buy an EMP-resistant computer enclosure? - nick hoffman - 6/15/2009 8:11:36 AM
        
        re: Wanna buy an EMP-resistant computer enclosure? - lanlananhanh123 - 6/19/2009 12:05:11 PM
        
        Now that we're speculating.... - ER - 6/14/2009 12:47:30 PM
        
        Requiem for Faraday - Ainz - 6/18/2009 10:21:16 AM
        
        It's been part of tactical military planning for decades, both for offense and defense. - ER - 6/13/2009 4:56:17 PM
        
        re: It's been part of tactical military planning for decades, both for offense and defense. - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/18/2009 8:29:59 AM
        
        "none of it seems to be trickling down to civilians" - TB - 6/16/2009 4:23:31 PM
        
        Edges. - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/18/2009 8:41:54 AM
        
        As Tom Clancy said in The Hunt for Red October - Socrates II - 6/16/2009 5:25:20 PM
        
        Recall from Dr. Strangelove - Socrates II - 6/15/2009 2:01:07 PM
        
        Does shrinkage equal doom? - Socrates II - 6/16/2009 1:47:30 PM
        
        re: Does shrinkage equal doom? - ER - 6/16/2009 6:31:38 PM
        
        Speaking of supernova... - Socrates II - 6/17/2009 2:01:25 PM

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