[Flipside]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10805240/?GT1=7538

It even looks familiar.....

[Corsair]

Uhhh.... Mjolnir much?

[an0n]

Yes, it's all very impressive till you remember that it can be dispersed by a cloud of steam.

[MicroPsycho]

As long as we get actually beams and not some "high powered invisible light" **** I'll be happy.

[BlackDove]

Just what we needed. A new weapon.

[pecenipicek]

Its a [wink, wink, nudge, nudge]"laser"[/wink, wink, nudge, nudge] beam.

[Ghost]

Yes, it's all very impressive till you remember that it can be dispersed by a cloud of steam.

What about clouds? 

[Mefustae]

Isn't the space-based "Beam" weapon pictured in that 'artist's representation' sort of... banned by the UN?

...Oh, silly me, here I was thinking the US actually gave a s*** what the UN wants.

[Scuddie]

Doesn't matter to us.  The UN isn't working right and therefor should be disbanded anyhow.

[Rictor]

WE'RE GOING TO BLOW UP THE OCEAN!

[Galemp]

I'll see your Cheat Commandos and raise you a Team Laser Explosion.

[Kosh]

"Fire the beam cannons!"

"But sir, someone forgot to Beam-Free-All us"

[Turnsky]

"ion cannon, online"

[an0n]

Isn't the space-based "Beam" weapon pictured in that 'artist's representation' sort of... banned by the UN?

...Oh, silly me, here I was thinking the US actually gave a s*** what the UN wants.

All space-based weapons systems are illegal, I think.

But they'll just lie and say it's for defensive purposes. Even after they've used it to make a pre-emptive strike on a 'terrorist hotbed' nation.

[vyper]

Doesn't matter to us.  The UN isn't working right and therefor should be disbanded anyhow.

Care to expand on your broad sweeping generalisation?

[Mefustae]

All space-based weapons systems are illegal, I think.

Yep, there's some UN statute or whatever that prohibits the use of Space to house weapons of any kind, in an effort to keep Space a free, truly international area. Of course, the US might have backed out of whatever treaty it was, I sort of lost track of 'em back when they left the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty...

Even after they've used it to make a pre-emptive strike on a 'terrorist hotbed'.

...later identified as Democrat Campaign Headquarters.

[aldo_14]

Doesn't matter to us. The UN isn't working right and therefor should be disbanded anyhow.

Care to expand on your broad sweeping generalisation?

I presume he was being satirical.  At least, I hope so.

[Prophet]

Doesn't matter to us.  The UN isn't working right and therefor should be disbanded anyhow.

I would change a certain "N" to "S"... 

[Ace]

I believe that the whole point of the 'redirected beam' weapon was that it would jerrymander around the UN space weapon treaties since the weapon is technically on Earth, only redirected in space. (it'd fall under a category similar to ICBMs)

[BlackDove]

It'd fall under the category of "Someone needs to stop US at attempting this whole World Domination thing. Or at least the Zionists at any rate".