PACAF Chief Eyes Nuclear-Powered Air Defense Lasers

Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Commander Gen. Charles Brown says he is interested in using a laser weapon powered by a small nuclear reactor as a future option for defending small bases dotted across the Indo-Pacific region. A directed energy weapon that “maybe has a small nuclear generator “ to create...

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