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Homeland Security

Russian Invasion Of Georgia Proves U.S. Need For Directed-Energy Weapons Against Missile, Air Threats

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Monday, August 25th, 2008

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The United States needs to field laser weapons, including solid-state assets, now, not later, a new report states. Proof of the urgent need for directed-energy defenses have been provided by Russian forces invading Georgia that fired BM-21 and SS-21 rockets, and by Hezbollah terrorists that shot thousands of rockets and missiles into Israel two years ago, according to a new paper published by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank. "For the second time in recent years, the United…

Budget

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