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https://www.popsci.com/china-laser-rifle-energy-weapon?src=SOC&dom=tw
...OK, so only to be used for setting hair and clothing on fire, nothing 'inhumane'. Imagine the reaction to such a weapon in the U.S.
excerpts:
The general manager of the ZKZM fiber laser company, who asked to remain anonymous, said the weapon would "immediately" produce a "strong pain response" in the target but stressed it was designed to be "non-lethal".
"The weapon is designed to do things such as setting fire to illegal banners at a protest or setting fire to the hair or clothing of a protester," he told AFP.
It is "mainly expected to be for Chinese police use", the manager told AFP.
But he noted there was an international agreement not to develop killer lasers and said any such weapons would be "inhumane... the pain would be unimaginable".
