In the months and years that followed, popular media would often talk about the destructive potential of lasers with the Associated Press publishing an article that proclaimed that a satellite armed with a laser could control the Earth. The Americans even modified a Boeing 747 to carry a huge experimental and alarmingly dangerous chemical laser designed to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles that was more of a menace to the crew than the missiles. The result of all this is that in recent years new laser weapons were beginning to show up and these weren't just coming from the usual suspects like the United States nor were these mere concepts that might one day lead to practical systems.
Author: David Szondy
Published at: 2026-01-17 22:42:00
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