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So what’s actually new here? Why can’t we test this same system on earth? Is it a laser or a focused microwave beam? Will it hurt if a bird or airplane flies

So what’s actually new here? Why can’t we test this same system on earth? Is it a laser or a focused microwave beam? Will it hurt if a bird or airplane flies through the beam?

tren-hard 7y ago
They did test it on Earth, there's a bunch of examples in the article, but you are limited to line of sight on Earth.