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Battlefield Medkits Improve

Posted by michael on from the sulfa-powder dept.

ApharmdB writes "CNN has an article on the US military's fielding of a bandage containing clotting agents that can stop blood flow within two minutes. Obviously, the hope is that they will save a lot of lives. What's next straight from your favorite FPS? Who has an estimate on how long it will take for the Army to outfit its troops with anti-personnel rocket launchers?" Those have been around for quite a while.

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  1. The next thing we need is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    PEACE!
    nuff said

  2. Re:How about (almost) shoulder launched nukes? by vaguelyamused · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    What slays me about this article is the nuclear land mines.

    http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/FP/projects/nucwco st/madm.htm

    "deployed in Europe, South Korea, Guam, and the United States from 1964-1989"

    Guam?!? Yeah, never know when those Soviet tanks are going to roll on Guam. This is such g-damn stupid idea, how many of these things could you afford to deploy, you can't just put one or two out, they could be there for years. They would be damn easy to find with a Geiger Counter. And you are going to risk WWIII by setting of a nuclear device to take out a couple tanks.

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