Death Ray

I can't think of a more blatant waste of lasers than trying to use them for weapons. I mean they are great for removing hair and for cooking up some toast in the morning but as weapons?!! Particularly not as weapons from space, this sounds like a hoax to me. I mean surely the death ray, oops I mean lasers, could only have good applications. Well according to this crazy story lasers may be used as weapons from space and could potentially shave your moustache from a distance of 14,000km so be prepared for some crazy light shows.