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Pentagon spends $1 billion a year developing laser and other energy weapons

Por: CBS News Politics April 18, 2023

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From Star Trek to Star Wars, weapons firing lasers that can vaporize their targets are the stuff of science fiction and James Bond villains. It's also a military technology that American taxpayers are paying to develop — today.The U.S. Department of Defense is spending roughly $1 billion a year to develop what are known in the trade as directed energy weapons, according to a new from the U.S Government Accountability Office. Those include... + full article



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