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US Army to Test Laser Based Mine Clearing Device

Posted by michael on from the we'd-never-blow-stuff-up-with-light dept.

QueueEhGuy writes "Yahoo News is running a Reuters story indicating that the United States will soon be testing a laser which "will either explode or evaporate the explosives in the device which can be up to 250 yards away.." It's about time, I was starting to think that we'd never blow stuff up with light." New Scientist has another story, complete with nifty graphic. The Zeus homepage has a few pictures and specs.

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  1. de-mining during peacetime by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    fuck em they are overpopulated anyway. land mines just thin the herds a little bit, just not enough. i guess that is what aids is for

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