Laser defenses are becoming potent enough that they will soon be able to destroy bombs, cannon shells, missiles, and aircraft in flight. At a certain point of development and effectiveness, the costs of laser defenses versus incoming projectiles and weapons shifts in favor of lasers under a broad range of conditions. As that happens, defensive lasers will tilt the strategic balance in favor of defense — at least for wealthy and technically proficient societies.
So what you’re saying is the Centra African Republic will become a global hegemony…