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Think Tank Report Says U.S. Should Increase Investment In Directed-Energy Weapons

Friday, April 20th, 2012

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The United States should invest in new technologies, specifically directed-energy weapons, to help its military retain its freedom of action and create favorable cost-exchange ratios, according to a recent think tank report. The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment’s report, Changing the Game: The Promise of Directed-Energy Weapons, says the proliferation of precision-guided weapons, such as missiles, and a new era of advanced air defense threats, such as anti-access/area denial (A2/AD), has allowed U.S. adversaries to catch up technologically and…

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