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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] All right, semantics time. Do we know for sure that this array is the only one of its kind in the Sol system - or, say, [i]one fourth[/i] of the only array in the Sol system, consisting of four identical emplacements on Martian surface? Anyway, I think a gun that points in the wrong direction for half a day is no less a deterrent than one that maintains around-the-clock vigil. Clearly, the deterrence value mainly depends on two points: can the attack be repelled, and can the weapon be wrestled from the hands of the enemy? Answer to #1 is an obvious "no": no shield can stop the beam, and even planetary rotation only provides a short respite. What is the answer to #2? How does Paxton intend to maintain control of the array against SWAT raids or outright bombardment? Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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