Well ballistic missiles already have a lot a of thermal protection as they have to survive re entry. Just curious if a even a high powered laser would rival that kind of heat.
The FEL Laser is what will be the game changer. If it can burn through 20ft of steel in 1 sec as claimed. That puts it in a class all by itself.
This just goes to prove that once again, China is just trying to catch up but still remain behind.