It's Official: We Now Have Laser Weapons

The dream is real, everyone. We've been developing laser weapons for so long, and now, they're finally here. Envy the U.S. Navy, they get to have a real, operating laser cannon. It's called the Laser Weapons System (LaWS), it costs $40 million to build and requires 3 people to man it, but one shot costs only a dollar. Its primary purpose is to shoot down drones, but it could also be used to hit and disable precise targets on enemy boats. According to the Geneva Convention, lasers can't be used against people, so that particular Star Wars fantasy will remain a fantasy. And it totally won't be used to shoot down enemy missiles. Nope. Definitely not. Bad Laser Weapons System, thinking you could shoot down missiles, even though you totally could.

My only hope is the first time this thing is used in a real combat situation, the person who give the command to fire has a sense of humor. They need to realize just how awesome the thing they're about to do really is. It isn't quite "fire phasers", but it's pretty close.