Aside from some WMDs, most weapons are directed energy. A bullet fired from a gun is energy directed at the target. Ditto for missiles, knives, and high-yield nuclear bombs. Exceptions are chemical and biological weapons and dirty nuclear weapons such as the neutron bomb.
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Aside from some WMDs, most weapons are directed energy. A bullet fired from a gun is energy directed at the target. Ditto for missiles, knives, and high-yield nuclear bombs. Exceptions are chemical and biological weapons and dirty nuclear weapons such as the neutron bomb.