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Pulse #017: An Empty Warning on China’s Space Lasers

The real threat is on the ground.

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Jared Keller
Nov 01, 2026
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An artist’s rendering of a space-based laser weapon. (US Defense Intelligence Agency)

Welcome to Pulse, a regular digest of updates from around the directed energy ecosystem. In this edition: the US Defense Intelligence Agency’s odd assessment of China’s space laser ambitions, the US Army searches for a platform for the Joint Laser Weapon System, the Pentagon is designing its next domestic military base with directed energy in mind, and more.

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