50 billion watts Lightning laser weapon developed by US Army US Army scientists are developing a weapon which can fire a laser-guided lightning bolt at a target. 28 June 2012 "If a laser beam is intense enough, its electro-magnetic field is strong enough to rip electrons off of air molecules, creating plasma," Mr Fischer said. "This plasma is located along the path of the laser beam, so we can direct it wherever we want by moving a mirror." https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18630622 Is the above what we are seeing? https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1268738637333700608 This is also interesting: Lightning Weapon Will Zap Your Car, Not You https://www.wired.com/2008/06/lightning-weapo/