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Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons
Tarok
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 - 09:15 PM UTC
Anyone see this article?

Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons - Program was touted publicly, then came official gag order

kglack43
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Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 02:35 AM UTC
Great idea...one problem I think that the program will have though...once the final system is figured out and all the testing is done, when they decide to go into production of the weapons, it will be awarded to the lowest bidder.

Ahhh America...gotta love it...

RE-EDIT: but then on the other hand
"why can't we be friends?"
"can't we all just get along?"
'Give peace a chance"
"the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
"We all live in a Yellow Submarine"
"Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand?"
USArmy2534
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Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 04:22 AM UTC
I like the idea...not the idea of completely destroying people and things without any of them knowing what hit them, but you know what I mean, I don't think there would be much pain.

What would be interesting is if the equivelent explosive power is 10 billion times that of conventional high explosives (half a gram for a 2,000 lb Mk-84), and modern aircraft carry 20,000 pounds and more of ordinance, imagine the destruction a small aircraft like an F-16 can wreak. Imagine a B-52!

Jeff