Obama rules out 'Death Star'
- Published: 12 Jan 2013 at 16.28
- Online news: World
WASHINGTON — A "Death Star" won't be a part of the US military's arsenal any time soon.
More than 34,000 people have signed an online petition calling on the Obama administration to build a Star Wars-inspired super-weapon to spur job growth and bolster national defence.
But Paul Shawcross, an adviser to the administration on science and space, says a Death Star would cost too much to build — an estimated $850 quadrillion — at a time when the White House is working to reduce the federal budget.
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