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Bio-Weapons That Eat Ammunition and Fuel
1gor writes: "This article in The Observer mentions Pentagon's plans to use genetically modified bugs that 'eat' the enemy's fuel and ammunition supplies without harming humans (they also want to to pacify the enemy by spraying Valium). Imagine an escaped virus destroying the Earth's oil reserves and its whole industrial potential? Curiously, the military may implement the environmentalists' ultimate dream!"
this is what is commonly known as a "bad idea"
That requires that someone have a good idea every once in awhile. With nothing to compare it to, it's simply an idea.
that when the US army starts using valium as a weapon, friendly fire incidents will rise
you wrote: 'Have a global convention (we'll see if Geneva is booked) where we 're-initalize warfare'. Something like "So do we all agree that from now on we'll only use bow-and-arrows?. Is that okay with everyone?"'
:)
sounds good. you first.
jon
-- http://www.cerastes.org
In fact there is a very real possibility that this approach could turn the enemy into a bunch of friendly peaceful pot smoking farmers ..
The world has enough Canadians, try something new for a change.
--Dan
And just what is your problem with New Zelanders?
"Verbing weirds language." -- Calvin
Right. I'm sure the first instinct of soldiers witnessing the enemy drop tons of some kind of seed on their heads is "Hey! Let's cultivate these things, wait a couple of years for them to yield, harvest all the leaves and buds, dry them up, crumble them into a rolled-up paper tube, and start smoking! Wonder what'll happen?"
If you invented some kind of transdermal cannabis gel, that might work. But half the soldiers would just become (more) paranoid and wary, and the other half would storm our camps looking for Doritos.