Military Buying Chinese-Made Lasers for Use Against IEDs in Iraq

In its rush to field equipment to protect troops in Iraq from improvised explosive devices, the Army's Rapid Equipping Force is known for cutting through red tape. But at least in one case, that's led the Army to buy Chinese-made blinding lasers designed to prevent suicide bombers from rushing...

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