China has a variety of blinding laser guns which violate the 1998 Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons

China Money Report ^ | 23 December 2015 | D.Collins

[Lorianne]

China has BBQ-905 Laser Dazzler Weapons. China has been updating its home-made blinding laser weapons in recent years to meet the needs of different combat operations. Blinding laser weapons are primarily used to blind its targets with laser in short distance, or interfere and damage the laser and night vision equipment, etc.

China has many different types of laser guns, including the BBQ-905 Laser Dazzler Weapon, the WJG-2002 Laser Gun, the PY132A Blinding Laser Weapon, and the PY131A Blinding Laser Weapon.

A State Department official expressed concerns that the weapons appear to violate a provision of the United Nations 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. The convention includes a 1998 Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons banning their use in combat.

Jack Daly, a retired naval intelligence officer who suffered eye injuries in 1997 from a laser that was fired at his helicopter by a Russian intelligence-gathering ship near Port Angeles, Washington, said he is concerned the Chinese laser arms could end up in the United States.

“The U.S. already has a problem with laser pointers being directed at in flight aircraft,” Daly said. “If these laser guns make their way here, we are very likely to see aircrews actually blinded during flight and possibly worse.”

[Lorianne]

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Someone has to say it: we need common sense laser control and laser free zones.

[Ancesthntr]

I hope that we equip our soldiers with goggles for combat that not only protect against lasers, but also against shrapnel. If we don’t, we damned well should when dealing with the Russians or Chinese - they don’t play by the rules, and they don’t give a damn. We’d be dumb as a rock if we don’t understand that and act accordingly.

[JEDI4S]

Who would want to blind a laser? It’s not like they are blowing themselves up and killing innocents.

Lasers have rights!

[USNBandit]

The current laser lenses and visors are fairly wavelength specific. We need to all laser detection to larger platforms to give a warning of being targeted.

Ironically our DOD seems obsessed with eye safe lasers, even for systems that guide weapons.

[MUDDOG]

Laser on blind.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

The BBQ-905 Laser Dazzler Weapon. I swear, you can’t make this stuff up.

[Delta 21]

I want one that makes your targets eyes instantly burst into flames. Simply blinding is not good enough.