COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	NOTE 5 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Operating Leases In May 2016, we moved and entered into a month-to-month lease agreement to lease office space in Tucson, Arizona. Rent expense was approximately $4,000 and $12,000 for 2016 and 2015, respectively. At December 31, 2016, we had approximately $325 in future minimum lease payments due in less than a year. Guarantees We agree to indemnify our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences arising as a result of the officers or directors serving in such capacity. The maximum amount of future payments that we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. However, we maintain a director's and officer’s liability insurance policy that limits our exposure and enables us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. As a result, we believe the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal because of our insurance coverage and we have not recognized any liabilities for these agreements as of December 31, 2016 and 2015. Litigation Three of the Company’s shareholders commenced an action entitled Superius Securities Group, Inc.et. al. vs George Farley, et.al. (CA No. 2017-0024-VCMR) in the Court of Chancery of the state of Delaware (the “Action”), The complaint asserts that in March 2016, George Farley (‘Farley”), Chairman of the Board of Directors, Farley, as sole director of Applied Energetics, Inc. (“AERG” or the “Company”), acted without proper shareholder approval to amend AERG’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of its authorized shares of stock from 125 million to 500 million. However, the Complaint acknowledges that the amendment was approved by a majority of AERG’s shareholders in an April 10, 2012 proxy vote. The Complaint makes no allegations that there was any defect in that vote. The proxy for the amendment expressly permitted such an increase in the number of AERG’s authorized shares “for any proper corporate purpose, including, without limitation, in connection with stock splits, stock dividends, sale of our Common Stock, employee stock incentive plan, other stock ownership plans, acquisitions and to engage in other types of capital raises or strategic transactions.” The Complaint asserts that Farley breached his fiduciary duties of “loyalty, honesty and due care by issuing shares of stock to himself and the Company’s legal counsel at below fair market value, and failing to pursue corporate opportunities allegedly in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Company believes that the shareholder’s compliant is not meritorious and has filed a memorandum of law in support of a motion to dismiss the shareholder’s complaint in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware. We may from time to time be involved in legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 5 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

In May 2016, we moved and entered into a month-to-month lease agreement to lease office space in Tucson, Arizona.

Rent expense was approximately $4,000 and $12,000 for 2016 and 2015, respectively.

At December 31, 2016, we had approximately $325 in future minimum lease payments due in less than a year.

Guarantees

We agree to indemnify our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences arising as a result of the officers or directors serving in such capacity. The maximum amount of future payments that we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. However, we maintain a director's and officer’s liability insurance policy that limits our exposure and enables us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. As a result, we believe the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal because of our insurance coverage and we have not recognized any liabilities for these agreements as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Litigation

Three of the Company’s shareholders commenced an action entitled Superius Securities Group, Inc.et. al. vs George Farley, et.al. (CA No. 2017-0024-VCMR) in the Court of Chancery of the state of Delaware (the “Action”), The complaint asserts that in March 2016, George Farley (‘Farley”), Chairman of the Board of Directors, Farley, as sole director of Applied Energetics, Inc. (“AERG” or the “Company”), acted without proper shareholder approval to amend AERG’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of its authorized shares of stock from 125 million to 500 million. However, the Complaint acknowledges that the amendment was approved by a majority of AERG’s shareholders in an April 10, 2012 proxy vote. The Complaint makes no allegations that there was any defect in that vote. The proxy for the amendment expressly permitted such an increase in the number of AERG’s authorized shares “for any proper corporate purpose, including, without limitation, in connection with stock splits, stock dividends, sale of our Common Stock, employee stock incentive plan, other stock ownership plans, acquisitions and to engage in other types of capital raises or strategic transactions.”

The Complaint asserts that Farley breached his fiduciary duties of “loyalty, honesty and due care by issuing shares of stock to himself and the Company’s legal counsel at below fair market value, and failing to pursue corporate opportunities allegedly in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

The Company believes that the shareholder’s compliant is not meritorious and has filed a memorandum of law in support of a motion to dismiss the shareholder’s complaint in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware.

We may from time to time be involved in legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business.