I didn't know this until now, but the White House is obliged to respond to to a petition with over 25,000 signatures. This meant they HAD to dignify the request of 30,000+ US citizens that the US construct a full sized, functional Death Star with an answer.
I'm not quite sure what percentage of those 30,000+ citizens realise that using a planet-destroying laser to take out people
on the planet on which you live is an ever-so-slightly flawed agenda.....
[link]Probably won't stop the Chinese, though:
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If it was possible, anyway.