Laser Barrier

thumb|250px|The first Laser Barrier model, a simple device activating a security measureLaser Barriers were a a laser-based security measure developed by NATO during the Cold War, effectively a more powerful version of the civilian laser fence, either blocking or damaging objects passing the line of sight between the laser source and the detector.
==History==
The first Laser Barrier was a simple device that was pretty much a military-grade laser fence, which upon crossing the detector line activated some sort of security measure, for example, activating nearby Rocket Turrets or triggering an alarm. These were remarkably easy - at least by comparison to the next two models - to build, install and program into.
thumb|250px|The second Laser Barrier model, a lethal security deviceThe next generation of Laser Barriers were developed first in 1978 in Area 51, Nevada, by scientists and engineers who developed a device composed of high-power lasers that would cut any organic target that crossed the laser source and detector into strips. Later on, similar - albeit a bit less powerful - lasers would be utilized as weaponry, culminating in the creation of the infantry weapon known as the Laser Rifle in 1991 during the Third World War.
It was dictated by the for these Laser Barriers to carry a warning, labeling them as Class 5 Lasers - a class further than civilian-grade Class 4 that deals skin and eye damage. This was partially dictated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after several rookie US Army infantrymen and clueless interns were found throwing things into the laser or daring themselves to put their hands or tongues into them, ending in several injuries.
thumb|250px|The European Laser Barrier modelIn 1982, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) begun their work on a Laser Barrier on their own. Believing the American solution to be too barbaric, they ordered their own group of theorethical physicists and optical engineers to develop a Laser Barrier that blocked organic targets from crossing it. Thus, in 1988 the EUL-000 "Bifrost" Laser Barrier was born - a type of laser fence that utilized a new, Geneva-developed type of laser.
The Geneva laser was developed to work in a similar manner to a Non-Newtonian fluid, having a variable hardness dependent on stress applied to it. Explaining how exactly this multi-state light works would require several chalkboards-worth of complex equations and charts. This Geneva laser had it's draw back however, as it had to be controlled by a large computer mounted close to it, with various valves and knobs controlling it, that could be easily damaged if shot at.
==Appearances==
*Reds Over World, E1M2 Rocket's Red Glare (First appearance) 
*Reds Over World, E1M4 Wasp Nest
*Reds Over World, E4M2 Heavy Metal
*Reds Over World, E4M3 Trance L Vania
Category:NATO Technology