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From ATS:

North Korea's military fired a laser in March at two U.S. Army helicopters patrolling the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in what U.S. officials call a provocative action, The Washington Times has learned.

Two Apache attack helicopters were illuminated by lasers in early March by a weapon that had the characteristics of a Chinese laser gun, an indication that North Korea has deployed a new and potentially lethal weapon.

http://blogs.abovetopsecret.com/news_more.php?id=A233_0_39_0_M

also see:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread83761/pg1
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FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Laser pointers: Their potential affects on vision and aviation safety

CASE REPORTS. From January 1996 to July 1999, the FAA’s Western-Pacific Region identified more than 150 incidents in which low-flying aircraft were illuminated by lasers.

http://www.cami.jccbi.gov/aam-400A/Abstracts/2001/am01-07.htm
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Bill Gertz, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
http://www.gertzfile.com/gertzfile/article5.13.03.html

New Air Safety Rules Will Have Worldwide Impact
By David Lytle (from The Laserist, Nov. 2002)

Laserists around the world—not just those in the United States—must prepare to deal with new safety guidelines designed to prevent aircraft from being exposed to laser light.

http://www.ilda.wa.org/Laserist/Safety.html
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A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines jet was injured by a laser that illuminated the cockpit of the aircraft as it approached Salt Lake City International Airport

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040928-111356-3924r.htm

LASER RANGE SAFETY

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE

KWAJALEIN MISSILE RANGE

YUMA PROVING GROUND

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND

ABERDEEN TEST CENTER

NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER

ATLANTIC FLEET WEAPONS TRAINING FACILITY

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISON

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION

NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, NEWPORT

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY

NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, KEYPORT

30TH SPACE WING

45TH SPACE WING

AIR FORCE FLIGHT TEST CENTER

AIR FORCE DEVELOPMENT TEST CENTER

AIR WARFARE CENTER

ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER

GOLDWATER RANGE

UTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE

DISTRIBUTION A: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
LASER RANGE SAFETY-OCTOBER 1998

Prepared by
Range Safety Group
Laser Safety Committee
Range Commanders Council
http://fas.org/nuke/control/ccw/316-98/
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