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Fun fact: the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons, 1995 is "the first time since 1868, when the use of exploding bullets was banned, that a weapon of military in
by lozenge 7y ago
Fun fact: the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons, 1995 is "the first time since 1868, when the use of exploding bullets was banned, that a weapon of military interest has been banned before its use on the battlefield and before a stream of victims gave visible proof of its tragic effects."
- nradov 7y agoNow that high energy lasers are finally becoming practical for military use we will start seeing blinded casualties in major conflicts. Lasers will be used to attack vehicles and if one of the occupants happens to be looking toward the emitter then it's tough luck.
- catalogia 7y agoThe ban on laser blinding weapons was precipitated by the 1995 public announcement of a practical laser blinding weapon created by the Chinese arms manufacturer Norinco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZM-87 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZM-87 They have supposedly already been used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Juan_de_Fuca_laser_incident#Laser_damage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Juan_de_Fuca_laser_i...
- bashinator 7y agoIt's interesting that there's been no similar objection to directional phase-array audio weapons that are easily capable of deafening people.