Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Self-explanatory WORD
Use concentrated light to burn the enemy's ships and soldiers. It's an extremely old idea. Archimedes made it work with mirrors.
The laser was invented in 1958 and commercially popular by 1980. The only real invention in the 20th century.
So why do we have this headline?
US Army aims to arm soldiers with lasers in 2023
40 years from practicality to military use. For the basic concept, 2235 years from concept to use.
Why so slow?
The AIr Force said in December that it aimed to put lasers on fighter jets by 2020. Last summer, it began testing a high-powered laser cannon mounted on an armoured truck to clear air fields of unexploded bombs and booby-traps. The US Navy has also experimented with the technology, with a laser fitted to the USS PonceStop right there. Self-explanatory word. Got it now. Weapons are no longer the primary purpose of the milifairy.
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