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AGA: Arbeitsgruppe Physik und Abrüstung

AGA 1: New Technologies

AGA 1.2: Talk

Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 11:45–12:10, H-HS XVII

Renaissance for Directed Energy Weapons? — •Götz Neuneck — IFSH University of Hamburg

The call to introduce Directed Energy Weapons on the battlefield goes back to Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, but is renewed from time to time. Russia's President Putin introduced a new ground-based combat laser (Peresvet)and U.S. President Trump's Missile Defense Review calls for new laser weapons for defense purposes. The development of high-power lasers for research and industrial purposes has been improved significantly. The talk analyses the current state of the art for laser sources, their dual-use potential and possible solutions for arms control.