In the Dune universe, when a laser weapons hits a shield, both are destroyed in a nuclear explosion reaction.
So instead of building nuclear weapons, wouldn’t it be easier to tie a timer and a “parachute” to a laser gun and drop it from orbit onto your enemy’s city?
The fastest man alive!
Look at him gooooooo
Here he comes… andtherehegoeeees…! Oops, I think someone just slit me across the throat.