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Why A nuclear department would buy anti-missile laser weapon
Chinese laser weapon development
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Who knows. Might be powered via nuclear reactor.
A giant Free Electron Laser?
Wow. That's nearly $2M USD for a mirror. Shows the scale and size of it. Probably a one off build as well, custom engineered for whatever experimenting they are trying to do.
Gigawatt lasers anyone?
The purchase document explicitly states missile defense laser weapon.
so an ABM laser is cheaper than a tank mounted laser from 205 Institute?
It’s just the cost for the mirror.
Like a nuclear reactor or detonation-pumped laser perhaps, like SDI?
I don't think so. First of all it is a ground based system, so I don't think they will risk blowing themselves up and having to deal with fallout/radiation. Second of all bomb-pumped lasers does not redirect the beam via mirrors but glass rods that are mechanically moved to aim at the target. Finally, bomb-pumped lasers have yet to be proven feasible.