High-Energy Lasers: Technical, Operational, and Policy Issues


High-Energy Lasers: Technical, Operational, and Policy Issues -- Elihu Zimet  -- Defense Horizons  -- October 1, 2002
Space Warfare

After more than 30 years of technology development and many billions of dollars in investment, the U.S. military is poised to operationally deploy its first high-energy laser (HEL) weapon system, the airborne laser. Dr. Elihu Zimet reviews the technical specifications of the HEL and then examines the strategic and policy implications of this development.

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