US formally introduces new weapon of mass destruction into its military aresenal

Andrea Germanos @ Common Dreams - The U.S. Navy is getting ready to roll out its Laser Weapon System this year—a technology the military has touted as "revolutionizing" modern warfare.

A prototype of the weapon, which can target "asymmetrical threats" like drones and boat swarms, is set to be mounted on the USS Ponce in the Persian Gulf later this year...read more.