Does the US have a Death Star?

Does the US have a Death Star?

The planet-killing Death Star may have been the ultimate weapon for the Empire in the “Star Wars” films, but it has no place in the United States military today, a White House official said on January 11.

What us the Death Star?

The Death Star was the Empire’s ultimate weapon: a moon-sized space station with the ability to destroy an entire planet. But the Emperor and Imperial officers like Grand Moff Tarkin underestimated the tenacity of the Rebel Alliance, who refused to bow to this technological terror…

How large is a Death Star?

The first Death Star was 120 kilometers in diameter, while the second Death Star was 160 kilometers in diameter. Much of its interior space was devoted to systems required to maintain its massive superlaser and power plant.

How did Luke destroy the Death Star?

Proton torpedoes were used by Luke Skywalker to destroy the first Death Star. Proton torpedoes were a type of explosive ordnance used throughout the galaxy. Upon impact with a target, the proton warhead would release clouds of high-velocity proton particles in a focused explosion.

How many people died on the Death Star?

More recent Star Wars canon material sets the Death Stars’ death toll at “nearly one and a half million people” (according to Star Wars: Bloodline), with others going as far as saying the first Death Star alone killed “nearly two million” or “nearly a million” (both from Star Wars: Lost Stars).

Where did Yoda train Luke?

Dagobah
THE GALACTIC CIVIL WAR Obi-Wan Kenobi appeared to Luke as a Force spirit and guided him to Dagobah, where Yoda trained the youth as a Jedi.

How much is a Death Star worth?

Feinstein estimates the Gross Domestic Product (or Gross Galactic Product) at $4.6 sextillion (21 zeros). Amortized over the 20 year construction period, the Death Star cost the Empire 0.2% of GGP (gross galactic product) – about as much as it cost the United States to build its own technological terror: the Atom Bomb.