Submission statement: Relevant to the sub as it’s just another glaring example of incompetence in the current admin.
Quote from article that basically sums it up:
“Despite a meeting scheduled later this month to discuss the issue, the Pentagon wanted to go ahead and test it, prompting the FAA to shutter the airspace. It was not clear whether the laser was ultimately deployed.”
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Submission statement: Relevant to the sub as it’s just another glaring example of incompetence in the current admin.
Quote from article that basically sums it up:
“Despite a meeting scheduled later this month to discuss the issue, the Pentagon wanted to go ahead and test it, prompting the FAA to shutter the airspace. It was not clear whether the laser was ultimately deployed.”
Luckily, the heroic Secretary of War was able to use his death laser to save us from the terrible threat of [escaped Mexican birthday party balloons](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/airspace-closure-followed-spat-over-drone-related-tests-and-party-balloon-shoot-down-sources-say/)! /s