[HN Gopher] Beamed Propulsion and Planetary Security
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       Beamed Propulsion and Planetary Security
        
       Author : JPLeRouzic
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2024-09-18 15:28 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | watersb wrote:
       | In Larry Niven's "Known Space" universe of science fiction
       | stories, ground-based lasers built for interstellar propulsion
       | end up being used to fend off alien invasion.
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       | Example story "Madness Has Its Place"
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       | https://temp.larryniven.net/?q=bibliographic-reference/madne...
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       | Available at Baen's Library
       | https://www.baen.com/Chapters/0671878794/0671878794___3.htm
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       | .
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       | (okay, not necessarily Earth based lasers; perhaps the "ground"
       | is more like "asteroid" or "tiny rock space station"...)
        
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