The Use of Directed-Energy Weapons to Protect Critical Infrastructure

America's critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to thethreat of precise, airborne missile attack. Directed-energy weapons(DEWs) can help protect against these threats. Congress and theBush Administration should fully fund DEW technology and shouldencourage departments developing such technology to share theirefforts with each other and with U.S. allies.

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