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Pulse #001: The Pentagon Is Still Dreaming of Space-Based Laser Weapons

Introducing Pulse, a weekly digest of updates from around the directed energy ecosystem.

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Jared Keller
Jun 04, 2026
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A 1985 artist's concept of a space-based laser satellite defense system. (US National Archives and Records Administration)

Editor’s note: There is officially more laser weapon news than I have time to devote individual newsletters to! To ensure Laser Wars readers remain up to date, I’m launching Pulse, a weekly digest of updates from around the directed energy ecosystem.

In this week’s edition: The US Defense Department’s dream of ‘Star Wars’-style space lasers lives on, South Korea announces a major laser weapon breakthrough, the Pentagon assesses a 'laser shield,’ and more.

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