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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by dpedu on Thursday June 27, 2019 @04:53PM (#20298616)
> It was being pitched as the ideal way to assassinate people in a crowd - identify them by heartbeat signature, fly a drone in to drop a small explosive package on their heads.

Hmm, if you're already shining a laser on your target it seems to me there are simpler ways to achieve your goal...

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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by ceejayoz on Thursday June 27, 2019 @04:57PM (#20298658)
Eventually, you'd mount the laser on the drone, and let it wander around the city doing a search.
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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by logfromblammo on Thursday June 27, 2019 @06:01PM (#20299287)
The targeting laser tells you, "yes, this is your target," and you just continue painting them with it until they die.
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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by anextomp on Thursday June 27, 2019 @07:45PM (#20300076)
100% success, expected time until death 3-70 years with a 95% confidence interval
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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by deepnotderp on Thursday June 27, 2019 @05:02PM (#20298717)
High power lasers aren't easy at all to create and point. A bomb or gun is much easier.
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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by askvictor on Thursday June 27, 2019 @07:28PM (#20299977)
I think OP was alluding to a rifle with a laser sight
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Re:Pentagon has a laser that can identify people at a distan... by x2f10 on Thursday June 27, 2019 @05:25PM (#20298941)
? OP is saying that the laser will identify the target, the weapon will 'take out' the target.
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