On the geek news website Slashdot.com, there was a recent discussion about a story that the Indian military is looking to weaponize the world’s hottest chili, the Bhut Jolokia, or “Ghost Pepper.” Someone mentioned that a restaurant in Texas uses this chili in one of their burgers, prompting this comment: “In India it’s a weapon, in Texas [...]
Image via Wikipedia The Washington Times has reported that the U.S. has permission to use Predator drones against Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, if he is found there. According to their sources, Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf made an agreement to that effect early in the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, despite denying requests to [...]
Rail guns have long been a favorite weapon of sci-fi fans. The ability to use electromagnetic pulses in place of traditional explosive propellants to lob projectiles over hundreds of miles with high precision and little warning is a tantalizing idea, though still mostly limited to the realm of fantasy. But reality has a track record [...]