Pentagon Should Battle Pirates and Terrorists with Laser Technology
Directed Energy Weapons, particularly those powered by lasers, havelong been the stuff of science fiction. Due to recent innovationsin commercial solid-state lasers and their adaptation to militaryuses, potential and immediate national security applications forthese weapons are apparent. The Pentagon, however, has beenagonizingly slow in fielding operational prototypes. This mustchange.
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