Physicist Funds A Real Laser Weapon With Proceeds From Novel About Laser Weapons

Dragon Empire is a real book about a fictional war with China, which will fund a real laser weapon designed for a real war with China. Call it an instance of science fiction begetting science fiction. Physicist Adam Weigold wants to build a laser weapon that he believes might change the face of warfare should the U.S. find itself tangling militarily with a certain people's republic across the Pacific at some point in the near future. And to fund the research for said weapon, Weigold is releasing...