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  1. A beam weapon is capable of destroying a 
  2. target by means of a high-energy beam. 
  3. Beam weapons similar to the "death ray"
  4. of science fiction have been explored, most
  5. notably during the 1980s in the USA. The 
  6. high-energy laser produces a beam of high 
  7. accuracy that burns through the surface of 
  8. its target.
  9.  
  10. Subject by: Nathan Ludkin
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