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The Geography of Military Laser Weapons

Where the world's laser weapons are (that we know of)

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Jared Keller
Oct 13, 2025
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A map of the world’s known military laser weapons. (Laser Wars)

Editor’s note: Explore the interactive version of this image on Google Maps.

As of October 2025, 18 countries1 are publicly known to possess high-energy laser weapons.

The United States and China are currently the most advanced in terms of both the quality and quantity of systems under developm…

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