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That Time the Soviet Union Allegedly Used Lasers to Blind Mujahideen Fighters in Afghanistan
US intelligence agencies suspected Moscow was already sending directed energy weapons into battle.
 • Jared Keller
Marines in Iraq Once Requested an Airborne Laser Weapon to Torch Insurgents and Terrify Onlookers
Pentagon whistleblower Franz Gayl reflects on his vivid 2006 request for an flying laser capable of “instantaneous burst-combustion of insurgent…
 • Jared Keller
Building Space-Based Laser Weapons During America's 'Star Wars' Era
Former Strategic Defense Initiative optical engineer Gary Golnik talks early laser weapon R&D, technical challenges, and the Cold War "laser gap."
 • Jared Keller
The Cold War Legend of Romania’s Tank-Melting Laser Weapon
In the shadow of the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, a powerful story took root.
 • Jared Keller
The Secret Laser Weapon the UK Deployed During the Falklands War
The Royal Navy sent a laser weapon to the South Atlantic during the 1982 conflict between the UK and Argentina.
 • Jared Keller
A Brief History of (Alleged) Military Laser Weapon Kills
Which country pulled off the first use of a military laser weapon in combat? Depends on who you ask.
 • Jared Keller
That Time the Soviet Union Allegedly Used Laser Weapons Against Chinese Troops
The CIA even suggested Henry Kissinger ask the Chinese government about it.
 • Jared Keller
Watch Rare Footage of a US Military Laser Shooting Down a Drone in 1973
It was the first time in military history a laser weapon had disabled an aerial target.
 • Jared Keller
Where Are All the Phaser Guns?
A brief survey of real-life military laser guns.
 • Jared Keller
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