> since it would be trivial to have a remote controlled lasgun demolish any target This is specifically mentioned, and carried out, in the Dune novel. The jus

> since it would be trivial to have a remote controlled lasgun demolish any target This is specifically mentioned, and carried out, in the Dune novel. The justification for why it isn't more common is that the resulting explosion is indistinguishable from a nuclear explosion, and the Great Convention strictly forbids the use of nuclear weapons.