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Military readies directed-energy weapons

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Posted by Zenster 2004-08-02 3:52:58 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But the idea of using directed energy against humans is creating debate fueled by deaths allegedly caused by Taser stun guns and the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners -- which put the militaryâs respect for human rights under a microscope.

Well, we could stick to the tried-and-true method of placing very large holes in their bodies with bullets. You'd think that human rights groups would approve of a method that doesn't assume a likelihood of death.

Posted by BH 2004-08-02 4:59:54 PM|| 2004-08-02 4:59:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah, the first true Zionist(TM) Death Ray!

Posted by The Doctor 2004-08-02 5:05:12 PM|| 2004-08-02 5:05:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 BH - That's my preferred method, but I'm a notorious war-monger. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-08-02 6:14:39 PM|| 2004-08-02 6:14:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Mucki seemingly getting a little lazy.

Posted by Shipman 2004-08-02 6:32:43 PM|| 2004-08-02 6:32:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Barbara - Me too. Still, imagine a sniper with a perfectly silent laser death ray. *brrr*

Posted by BH 2004-08-02 6:40:16 PM|| 2004-08-02 6:40:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 And if you make the hole small enough it would take a few minutes for them to die and they would have no idea where the shot came from......

"Hey... why is your forehead bleeding like that?"

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-08-02 6:52:35 PM|| 2004-08-02 6:52:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Yeah ... and now imagine that weapon in the hands of Al Qaeda.

Actually, at present the required energy source is pretty big. That was the big problem with Directed Energy Weapons when I had a tangential connection to research during Reagan's Star Wars programs. We've come a long way, but not to the point of rechargeable personal weapons, so far as I know ....

But then, I'm not in that loop LOL.

Posted by rkb 2004-08-02 8:40:14 PM|| 2004-08-02 8:40:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I still think directed microwave weapons would be more entertaining...target expands, turning a nice sickly red, then explodes! And from a serious morale kicker, that would definately make it a doozy.

"I was just sitting there, chanting slogans when Abdula...he just exploded!"

Posted by Silentbrick 2004-08-02 8:42:18 PM|| 2004-08-02 8:42:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Yeah ... and now imagine that weapon in the hands of Al Qaeda.

Yeah, they've always been the masters of such arcane fabrication techniques as submicron coplanarity optical alignment and half silvered mirrors. Al Qaeda would be lucky if they could even figure out how to recharge one of these weapons, much less override the human metrology factors activation code needed to make it operational.

Posted by Zenster 2004-08-02 9:31:42 PM|| 2004-08-02 9:31:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Silentbrick, that is a beautiful image! Where's .com and his photoshopped pics when you need them?

Posted by The Doctor 2004-08-02 10:37:16 PM|| 2004-08-02 10:37:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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