Clunky looking device

This is how the queen percieves the first Earth Laser weapon

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>>> "This is a General Electric Pulse Laser . The age old principle of directed and concentrated light, your majesty. We use it this technology in a million devices and applications."

"But not in weapons?"

"No, we abandoned it long before even your grandmother ascendet to the Falcon throne, your majesty. It was considered not efficient."

'''The queen looked over the somewhat clunky looking device, found the activation switch and burned a small hole in the wall, not more than a few inches next to the head of a technological advisor."It does not seem to be so inefficient to me. Especially since they came up with this in less than five years." <<<'''