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Originally Posted by sven hassell Beam weapons will NEVER be a viable weapon.
1) The power source required to cause any destructive effect is
far to bulky and costly to be an advantage over projectiles.
2)Light can be bent.So unless you have perfect weather your beam weapon will be affected.(who wants a weapon that is made innacurate by fog or drizzle).
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Sven, Never say never, my friend. Do you remember the first "luggable" computers? heck. Just look at the ENIAC and UNIVAC from many years ago. Those are still well within the scope of living memory.
With the recent influx of new technologies, I would not be surprised if these weapons are right around the corner or even aready deployed as LocalGrizzly has suggested. And I agree that their development and continued deployment shall be many times more significant than the nuke.