Background  1977, Phillips Lab  Phase 1, Concept Design  Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser  Phase 2  Program Definition and Risk Reduction  Testing

Testing the Laser  February 11, 2010  Point Mugu Naval Warfare Center-Weapons Division  Liquid Filled Ballistic Missile, Sighted, Marked, BOOM

Goal Replace Current Missile Defense System Pros: Weapon shoots at speed of light Can target multiple objects at once Cons: Needs good starting position to get start point of offensive weapons EXPENSIVE!!$$

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Tesla  Proposed Death Ray  First scientist to propose concentrated laser  Sci-Fi 

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