Directed Energy Weapons Are a Near-Reality on the Battlefield

Directed Energy Weapons Are a Near-Reality on the Battlefield
A Russian navy ship launches a cruise missile in the Caspian Sea on Oct. 7, 2015. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
Simon Veazey
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Directed energy weapons are finally set to play a serious role on the battlefield.

The idea of the death ray was proposed as long ago as 1935. But inventors dismissed the idea after calculating it needed vast energy impossible to muster at the time. Their research instead spawned a different electromagnetic device: radar.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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