South Korea preparing 'StarWars' laser defense system to take out North Korean drones

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South Korea preparing 'StarWars' laser defense system to take out North Korean drones
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South Korean military officials claim lasers composed of sustained, concentrated light beams used to overheat aerial targets are forthcoming at the Demilitarized Zone border with North Korea.

South Korea is preparing to launch a laser-based defense system that will more easily destroy drones flying in from the North. The 'Block-I' program, also referred to as 'StarWars' hopes to make South Korea the first national military in the world to weaponize directed light.

North Korea's balloons were allegedly released in response to similar crafts carrying anti-North Korean propaganda floated northward from South Korea by activists. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un has abandoned any hopes of reconciling his hermit country with South Korea, instead embracing an unclear role in alliance with Russia and China.

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