Since the utility of such a weapon is largely for domestic population control, we can probably expect these deployed for the 2008 Republican National Convention. CNN coverage. And you can see more at the Sandia site. Or join the Slashdot discussion.
From the article:
Burn injury is prevented by limiting the beam's intensity and duration.
Yup, we can trust the police and military to use this safely. Certainly their first concerns will be for the innocents.
Posted by duver001 at July 21, 2005 12:35 PM | TrackBack