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This issue of Photonics Focus explores security. A story on the US Central Intelligence Agency's museum highlights the Agency's optics and photonics innovations, particularly over the decades of the Cold War. A feature on geospatial intelligence looks at how today's satellite imaging is changing our views of global conflict. Finally, a story on laser weapons explores how the lightsabers of science fiction are becoming crucial to real-life military strategy.  

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Launched in 2020, Photonics Focus® is the award-winning society magazine of SPIE. Articles showcase scientific discovery and innovative real-world applications of optics and photonics.

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