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Re:Raytheon High-Energy Laser by fsh on Monday February 13, 2023 @01:46AM (#34770833)
The first reason is that it is a war crime. The second reason is that it would be trivial to defend against with standard laser safety goggles.
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Re:Raytheon High-Energy Laser by recuter on Monday February 13, 2023 @02:50AM (#34771140)
Friggin lasers are a war crime and bullets are not? Says... who...? And how big is their laser?
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Re:Raytheon High-Energy Laser by fsh on Monday February 13, 2023 @03:27AM (#34771333)
Says the UN [1]. Yes, war crime legislation is very weird, but some countries sometimes pretend to care a little bit.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_on_Blinding_Laser_Wea...

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Re:Raytheon High-Energy Laser by recuter on Monday February 13, 2023 @04:24AM (#34771624)
Not to worry, these are the kind of lasers that make rockets explode and pierce through armor.

This UN thing is about the kind of lasers pranksters use to temporarily blind airline pilots.

Pretense is certainly the key concept when it comes to the UN and people who eagerly cite it. Nuts to the UN.

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