You are not making a claim. You are continuing to engage in rhetoric wherein and whereby you express a concern and expect me to answer your concern, probably to your satisfaction that can probably never be attained.
Glenn, I mean this sincerely:
I do not play 20 question type games ever. If you have a concern about the direction of DEW, then by all means stop beatiing around the bush and state your claim. For instance, in asking whether the DEW used on 9/11 was horizontal or vertical, you impart that you know a bit about DEW; namely, that they can function horizontally or vertically. If you know something about DEW, then post what you know in the form of a claim about DEW.
In a thread running concurrently with this one, a lot of DEW information as it relates to two MIC giants, SAIC and ARA, has been posted. I have also referenced the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS) and the AFRL/Directed Energy Directorate. DEW are said, albeit cryptically, to be found in space, in the air, at high altitude, medium, low, on the ground and at sea.
If, as I suspect, you know something about DEW, then please post what you can. Once again, I do not participate in 20 guestion gaming, so you may as well post a claim. Right now, you are about the only poster here who is focused on DEW assertions. That is good. We just need you to be a little more forthcoming in stating what you know and can say.