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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Vishwam Sankaran

Chinese scientists claim breakthrough in designs for real-life Death Star energy weapon

Chinese scientists claim to have developed an advanced directed-energy weapon similar to the Death Star in Star Wars, capable of focusing multiple microwave beams onto a single target.

China has been developing high-powered microwave (HPM) weapons in recent years with the potential to disrupt sensitive electronic components, including radar systems, computers, communication infrastructures, and even missiles and satellites.

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