Flying Laser Zaps Missile in First for U.S.

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Flying Laser Zaps Missile in First for U.S.

Jim Wolf -- Reuters, February 12, 2010A high-powered laser aboard a modified Boeing Co 747 jumbo jet shot down an in-flight ballistic missile for the first time, highlighting a new class of ray guns best known from science fiction.

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