On 28Sep2017 1559, Kelly St. Clair wrote:

> Well, consider that in the real world, strong radars and transmitters -
> the kind mounted on ships and surface installations - can't really be
> /stopped/ from doing this, at least at close range.  A comm laser is
> just a collimated version, operating at a different range of wavelengths
> (maybe).

Even fairly small navigation radars, of the sort mounted on small
pleasure boats, can cause eye damage if you work near them when they're
turned on (microwaved eyeballs, ummmm....).

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