Is The U.S. using new experimental "Tactical High Energy Laser" weapons in Iraq? Star Wars in Iraq” is a new investigative report by Maurizio Torrealta and Sigfrido Ranucci. According to official Pentagon sources, military vehicles equipped with this laser device have been used in Afghanistan to explode mines. According to two reliable military information sites – Defense Tech and Defence Industry Daily - at least three such vehicles are being used in Iraq as well and some people report having seen them.