Wayne Sanders

What Wayne Sanders has said on podcasts

23 statements

1. on Directed energy weaponsNeutralSep 4, 2026· Odd Lots

   Lasers target individual objects, while high-powered microwaves can affect multiple electronic systems.

   “a laser is essentially a precision weapon. It concentrates energy into a narrow... beam and typically attacks one target at a time. But when you look at high powered microwaves, those weapons attack electronics. It's a larger beam that can potentially affect multiple systems simultaneously.”

   Listen at 10:36

   Open the episode · Why Laser Beams Are the Hottest New Tech in Defense
2. on High-powered microwave weaponsPositiveSep 4, 2026· Odd Lots

   High-powered microwaves are suited to attacking drone swarms.

   “a drone swarm perspective, you're going to want a high-powered microwave. You want something that is a wider... a wider range you want something that's going to be able to hit multiple targets at the same time”

   Listen at 12:35

   Open the episode · Why Laser Beams Are the Hottest New Tech in Defense
3. on High-energy lasersPositiveSep 4, 2026· Odd Lots

   Lasers can destroy individual incoming ballistic missiles.

   “if you're pointing a laser directly at a single ballistic missile that's coming at you you want to be able to destroy that thing you want to be able to knock that out of the sky”

   Listen at 12:52

   Open the episode · Why Laser Beams Are the Hottest New Tech in Defense

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