[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

And the Telegraph is privy to this information how?

[VietVet]

"And the Telegraph is privy to this infomation how?"

My guess is that they are either reading Astounding Science Fiction ... or Aviation Week and Space Technology.

[xzins]

And the Telegraph is privy to this information how?

Army magazine just ran a similar article.

[Victoria_R]

And the Telegraph is privy to this information how?

The Discovery Channel aired a program a few months ago showing guys shooting prototype lasers and talking about military uses.