content: Need another 500 million to make the video.  Seriously though, directed energy weapons should be researched, but if it's only done to create nonfunctional technology that generates profits but not warfighting capability, then I consider it a treasonous activity. Any time they test a directed laser energy weapon at a missile, notice that the missile is black (enhancing absorbtion) whereas real missiles will be white or reflective.  This kind of fake test makes me lose faith in our defense contractors.