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SCMP: China brings Star Wars to life with ‘laser AK-47’ that can set fire to targets a kilometre away
Handheld weapons that could set fire to targets from long distances are no longer confined to science fiction but a fact of life, according to researchers
China has developed a new portable laser weapon that can zap a target from nearly a kilometre away, according to researchers involved in the project.
The ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle is classified as being “non-lethal” but produces an energy beam that cannot be seen by the naked eye but can pass through windows and cause the “instant carbonisation” of human skin and tissues.
Ten years ago its capabilities would have been the preserve of sci-fi films, but one laser weapons scientist said the new device is able to “burn through clothes in a split second … If the fabric is flammable, the whole person will be set on fire”.
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WNU Editor: From what was science fiction years ago .... it is now reality.
