Lighting flashes as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits in the Straight of Malacca, Oct. 8, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Colby K. NealMilitary Scales Back On Wonder Weapons -- The Danger Room
First Gates’ Pentagon came for the fifth-generation F-22 stealth fighter jet. Then it cut the “Flying Lightsaber” anti-missile laser plane. Now it’s talking about saving $100 billion over five years. The message to defense contractors and the military: Don’t bother trying to sell us on out-there, futuristic weapons.
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