Science fiction weapon
Many science fiction stories feature a variety of fanciful and not-so-fanciful weapons. The canonical example is the blaster or ray gun, a laser-like non-projectile handgun which destroys at a distance.Some science fiction weapons are plausible, but do not currently exist. Others use imaginary or physically impossible technologies.
Some real-world weapons initiatives such as the American Strategic Defense Initiative have clearly been inspired by science fiction weapons. Science fiction has also drawn on real-world scenarios, such as the idea of a Doomsday machine, which was seriously contemplated by Cold War nuclear strategists.
Examples of science fiction weapons include:
- plasma rifle
- phaser
- light saber
- death ray
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