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The Real Star Wars: Air Force Heads to the Heavens For Weapons Guidance


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The Air Force wants to harness stars like these in the Milky Way over Iraq to guide future weapons if the GPS system is attacked.

Credit: Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty Images

The success of precision-guided bombs in 1991’s Gulf War was a revelation.

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