Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow James Jay Carafano wants to use friggin' lasers on the Somali pirates:
Less-potent lasers "would be effective for addressing a range of threats." The weapons "could, for example, disable the engines of small boats." Or they could "detonate shoulder-fired missiles before they strike their targets." Or they could "trigger IEDs [improvised explosive devices] from a safe distance before they threaten passing convoys," Carafano offers. Why, there's practically nothing the ray guns can't do.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/12/-lasers/207883/
