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Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It (www.popularmechanics.com)
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Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It::We spoke to the project manager for DARPA’s POWER program, who explains how the wireless energy transfer technology will work.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (7 children)

and not even jamming could stop it, but clouds could

FTFY

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Or anything reflective. Throw some strips of tinfoil at it (that's just chaff WW2 style) and it not only disrupts power it has a good chance of blinding a few of the troops on the ground too.

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