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Lab births Star Wars weapons at Livermore in California
In an industrial park near San Francisco, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists work on SDI concepts like X-ray lasers and space mirrors. The program faces debates over practicality, cost, and treaty constraints as researchers push long term weapons that may not bear fruit before the 21st century.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Pentagon
Soviet Union
Air Force
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Strategic Defense Initiative
Earth
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George Miller
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