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Last time Star Wars was a lie, so I'd like to know exactly what has happened this time around, is it in even close to a usable weapon in the field.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/reagans-great-lie-i...

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I'd imagine "40 years of laser research" is exactly what has happened this time around.

You can already buy lasers off Amazon or Aliexpress that can set things on fire. I'm giving it 10 years tops before we have lethal man-portable laser rifles.

Wouldn't that require about a hundred times better batteries than we have today?

You can measure width of a hair using laser pointer: https://youtu.be/kpsN78mQ6YY

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