Israel and Hezbollah aren’t the only ones watching. Russia and China are keeping a very close eye on this. I believe that’s why the US is keeping a low profile on directed energy systems. Lockheed was also responsible for the SR-71 and it’s existence was denied for years. Maybe this was a field test for the weapon that could potentially neutralize a nuclear missile launched from anywhere.
Seems to me that President Ronald Raygun brought this up in the 1980’s.