Laser equipped space stations knocking out missiles in the upper atmosphere
1. Does "laser equipped space stations knocking out missiles in the upper atmosphere" mean "laser equipped space stations that are placed in the upper atmosphere that knock out targets on the earth"?
2. Does "robotic figures in Spandex-like uniforms’, with ‘no bloodletting’ and ‘no cries.’" mean "Robot warriors that do not bleed and do not feel pain"?
3. What does "compelling" mean in this context?
Context:
Citing a special edition of Popular Science on the twenty-first-century soldier, he describes ‘laser equipped space stations knocking out missiles in the upper atmosphere… robotic figures in Spandex-like uniforms’, with ‘no bloodletting’ and ‘no cries.’ This war has, in contrast, been mercilessly bloody, violent, emotionally destructive and, sadly, compelling; a spectacle like no other.
Top answer
red apple 1. Does "laser equipped space stations knocking out missiles in the upper atmosphere" mean "laser equipped space stations that are placed in the upper atmosphere that knock out targets on the earth"? No.
- red apple 1.
- Does "laser equipped space stations knocking out missiles in the upper atmosphere" mean "laser equipped space stations that are placed in the upper atmosphere that knock out targets on the earth"?
- No.
- The space stations are in space and the missiles are in the upper atmosphere.
- red apple 2.
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red apple1. Does "laser equipped space stations knocking out missiles in the upper atmosphere" mean "laser equipped space stations that are placed in the upper atmosphere that knock out targets on the earth"?
No. The space stations are in space and the missiles are in the upper atmosphere.
red apple2. Does "robotic figures in Sp
0red apple1. Does "laser equipped space stations knocking out missiles in the upper atmosphere" mean "laser equipped space stations that are placed in the upper atmosphere that knock out targets on the earth"?
No, it means laser weapons on satellites to be used to destroy ballistic missiles in the atmosphere, before they return to earth. See
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