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Space Force Adds Kinetic-Kill Laser to Cape Canaveral Defenses
The US Space Force has reportedly deployed a kinetic-kill laser as part of the defensive systems protecting Cape Canaveral, Florida. The system is described as capable of physically destroying incoming threats rather than merely disabling them. The report has drawn attention among space policy and defense watchers, raising questions about the growing militarization of US launch facilities and the role of directed-energy weapons in homeland defense.
Why now: News of an offensive-capable laser weapon at a major US launch site is a notable escalation in military space defense capabilities.
Evidence
- Space Force Adds Kinetic-Kill Laser to Cape Canaveral Defenses · The SOFX Report
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