U.K. Deployed Laser Weapon During Falkland Islands War

LONDON — The U.K. Defense Ministry deployed a laser weapon to the South Atlantic as it tried to re-take the Falkland Islands from invading Argentine forces, previously secret documents have recently revealed. A letter, dated January 17, 1983, written by the then-Secretary of State for Defense...

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