Laser Weapons: Lower Expectations, Higher Threats

Laser Weapons: Lower Expectations, Higher Threats
Laser Weapons: Lower Expectations, Higher Threats

CAPITOL HILL: Lasers that can shoot down incoming missiles have been a work in progress since Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” days. Now, the Army and Navy not only have working demonstration models but ambitions to field real-world weapons circa 2021. This time, insisted Pentagon science advisor Howard Meyer this morning, it’s really going to happen.…