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Re:US Military Scientists Generate Voices Remotely via Laser by syshum on Saturday March 24, 2018 @10:06PM (#16670252)
I thought developing weapons for maiming (which Blinding is) was considered Unethical and Bared by many international treaties...
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Re:US Military Scientists Generate Voices Remotely via Laser by stevenwoo on Sunday March 25, 2018 @01:01AM (#16670847)
Blinding can't be the primary objective - so make sure your laser weapons are strong enough to burn a hole in your military target's head to abide by my non lawyer reading of this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_Certain_Conventi...

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Re:US Military Scientists Generate Voices Remotely via Laser by adventured on Sunday March 25, 2018 @12:55AM (#16670834)
No. You only get into trouble if your weapons are specifically designed to blind.

Eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_on_Blinding_Laser_Wea...

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