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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37129/2313-7509.2024.21.130-138

DETONATION CO₂ LASER AND ITS SCOPE OF APPLICATION

Abstract

Today’s security environment is extremely dynamic. The architecture of global security is changing, unstable regions are emerging, new military conflicts are igniting.

The analysis of the military and political situation in Europe shows that the Russian threat, which is of a long-term nature, and other fundamental changes in the external and internal security environment of Ukraine necessitate the creation of a new system of ensuring Ukraine’s national security.

Increasing global demands for environmental safety allow for the creation of a compact, energy-efficient laser system, unlike existing systems, which will be installed on military equipment and provide the ability to significantly impact and quickly deactivate contaminated surfaces with radioactive isotopes through the evaporation of oxide films under radiation exposure.

Keywords: security, combat lasers, detonation, deactivation.

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The article was submitted 14.02.2024.