COOL TECH THIS WEEK: Antimatter Weapons, Space Wars, "Bunker Buster" Nukes

Military.com ^ | 10-16-2004 | Noah Shachtman

[Navydog]

No way. "The U.S. Air Force is quietly spending millions of dollars investigating ways to use a radical power source -- antimatter, the eerie 'mirror' of ordinary matter -- in future weapons," the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Beyond the pointed-ear cool factor, antimatter would make a powerful weapon -- at least in theory. "If electrons or protons collide with their antimatter counterparts, they annihilate each other. In so doing, they unleash more energy than any other known energy source, even thermonuclear bombs," the Chron explains:

[billorites]

[wrbones]

Wait until ya get a look at the chameleon suit they're working on... You can find all sorts of neat stuff at F.A.S.

[Jet Jaguar]

That is most logical.

[fuzzy122]

[fuzzy122]

[Jet Jaguar]

Enjoy it! LOL!

[Samurai_Jack]

"Thus, in principle, a positron bomb could be a step toward one of the military's dreams from the early Cold War: a so-called "clean" superbomb that could kill large numbers of soldiers without ejecting radioactive contaminants over the countryside."

I dont see how this will be helpful, we already have the capability to kill lots of soldiers but we wont do it because THEY are violating geneva conventions.

Unless we are willing to use the weapons we already have, it is a waste of time to even consider upgrading.

[fuzzy122]

"Enjoy it! LOL!"

Yipee!

[Jet Jaguar]

I disagree completely.

We must have the resources to obliterate our enemy.

If the military leaders and the executive leaders choose to use it, we have it available.

[Kewlhand`tek]

so do we get lazer tanks and particle cannons? i really mis those prizm tanks that were in command and conquer red alert2
I play way too much command and conquer generals.

[roaddog727]

The entire point of this weapon system is that you can obliterate your enemy and occupy hsi former terrain and beging reconstruction almost immediately. Whereas ith current nuke technology, the terrain is unusable for a rather lengthy period of time.

[ASOC]

Larry Niven ping for a TC weapon

(total conversion)