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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 9:00 am Post subject: Darpa's Tiny Lasers Will Soon Hunt for Biochemical Weapons |
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The Pentagon learned in August 2013 -- when the U.S. came close to striking Syria over the Assad regime's use of sarin gas -- that it was woefully unprepared to face chemical or biological weapons on the battlefield. Now Darpa thinks it has a solution, called the Laser UV Sources for Tactical Efficient Raman program, or LUSTER. The Defense Department's research arm announced this week it would begin developing a small-scale, portable and budget-conscious detection system that will rely on high power and efficient ultraviolet lasers.
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