America’s ‘Laser Dome’ starts here

# America's Military Gets Approval to Use Laser Weapons at the Border The U.S. military has been cleared to deploy high-powered laser weapons along the Mexican border to shoot down drones, after safety regulators concluded the lasers won't interfere with commercial airplane traffic. The approval came after two incidents in February where military personnel accidentally shut down airspace near El Paso and Fort Hancock while testing these weapons, including one mix-up where they targeted a drone that actually belonged to border patrol. This represents the first major step toward regularly using laser weapons on American soil to defend against the growing threat of cheap, weaponized drones.