️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Britain was said to have worked with America to develop the high-powered lasers for use on the battlefield during the 1970s and 1980s. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ But Lady Thatcher was said to be so impressed with the technology she ordered testing to take place during the Falklands War, reported the Daily Express. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Sheffield academic Dr David Clarke found the letter in his search of the archives and said the 'naval laser weapon' referred to a device tested, but never used in anger, when troops were defending the Suez Canal in 1941. Margaret Thatcher (photo front, centre) visited HMS Hermes when it returned from the Falklands War. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ In the 1980s Britain was said to be focused on developing medium power lasers directed against relatively softer targets such as eyes, optic and electro-optic sensors. These weapons were designed to target low-flying aircraft by 'dazzling'...
<unk> <unk> <unk> Michael Heseltine wrote a'top secret'letter to Margaret Thatcher in 1983 <unk> Michael Heseltine wrote a'top secret'letter to Margaret Thatcher in 1983 <unk> Michael Heseltine wrote a'top secret'letter to Margaret Thatcher in 1983 <unk> It told of fears about the Soviets developing lasers and Britain's progress.<unk> It told of fears about the Soviets developing lasers and Britain's progress.<unk> Letter revealed Britain had its own'naval laser weapon'to dazzle pilots.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>