Laser Defense Lab
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Laser Weapon Basics

Principles, history, limits and publicly announced cases of laser weapons, from official sources.

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Articles in preparation

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  1. W1What is a laser weapon? Film versus realityLevel: BeginnerIn preparation
  2. W2Why a laser weapon does not finish "the instant it fires"Level: BeginnerIn preparation
  3. W3Strengths and limits of laser weaponsLevel: BeginnerIn preparation
  4. W4A history of laser weapons: from chemical to electric lasersLevel: BeginnerIn preparation
  5. W6Lasers and high-power microwaves: two kinds of directed energyLevel: BeginnerIn preparation
  6. W5Laser weapon programs that have been made publicLevel: BeginnerIn preparation
  7. W8Eye safety and international rules: the protocol on blinding laser weaponsLevel: BeginnerIn preparation
  8. W7How to read laser weapon news: "kW-class", "range" and "cost per shot"Level: BeginnerIn preparation
  9. W9Lasers, interceptor missiles and guns: how they share the workLevel: BeginnerIn preparation