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2024-09-21 03:49:52 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Leaving aside the fact that such a weapon is infeasible to build, the original story in the Sunday Times is not credibly sourced. Hugh McManners, who was defence correspondent at the Sunday Times and credited in that original article asserts that this entire story is made up: https://www.hughmcmanners.com/the-hazards-of-journalism/

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• Leaving aside the fact that such a weapon is infeasible to build, the original story in the Sunday Times is not credibly sourced. Hugh McManners, who was defence correspondent at the Sunday Times and credited in that original article asserts that this entire story is made up: https://www.hughmcmanners.com/the-hazards-of-journalism/