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People saw the laser fire, and one of those people was a congressman. The news media would have been attracted to a story about a house cracking open after being filled with popcorn, and eventually more facts will emerge. Thanks to this the use of a laser will be subjected to public scrutiny. Congress will hold hearings on the ethical ramifications of the usage of such devices, and at worst the project will be buried under red tape. And thanks to [[The Great Politics Mess -Up]], the laser project won't see the light of day thanks to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of Soviet communism.<ref>Even after all that, too, the military will be hesitant to use a potentially unstable laser system. They likely do not know about Chris and Mitch's tampering--all they saw was a laser miss its target and go kablooey.</ref>