Solid-state laser demos expected to spawn weapons

EL PASO, TEXAS - An Air Force program to demonstrate a 25-kilowatt solid-state laser in the laboratory likely will spawn programs that seek to turn such technology into actual weapons, according to a representative of TRW Inc., one of two companies developing the laser for the Air Force. The Air...

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