Weapons of War Now Include Lightning Guns

An anonymous reader writes "The Washington Post is running a lengthy article today about Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems, an Indiana-based company that says its developed a nonlethal weapon that shoots lightning bolts. This article is an in-depth look at a company that's stirred up some controversy on Slashdot in the past. From the article: 'Lightning guns, heat rays, weapons that can make you hear the voice of God. This is what happens when the war on terror meets the entrepreneurial spirit.'"

Comments

UT2004

[GXFragger]

Unreal Tournament 2004 is now becoming not so unreal, apparently.

Certainly

[mfh]

This is what happens when the war on terror meets the entrepreneurial spirit.

Because we all know how effective giant lightning bolts are at seeking out a terrorist in a populated urban area...

BIG Fun

[Cash202]

Mmmm, nonlethal game of lightning tag.

I smell a new type of X-Games Competition.

I see

[Guy LeDouche]

weapons that can make you hear the voice of God

I demand to know who used this on our fearless leader, Mr. Bush.

Deathmatch!!!

[StarvingSE]

The war on terror has now turned to Quake 3 deathmatch!!!!!!!!!!!

I was thinking about joining the army. I mean, its just like fps, but with better graphics. But what if I get lag out there??? I'm dead!!! I heard there isn't even respawn points in RL!" -fps-doug

But where I ask you....

[rune2]

are the frickin' sharks?!

"Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"

[blankoboy]

I can't believe it hasn't been said yet. Shame on you all. =) /obscure?

Prior Art

[hobotron]

Embedded journalists have been trying to report that soldiers have been using IDDQD and IDKFA since April 2004, The Pentagon alleges that if the terrorists ever found out these codes it would "ruin the game", and has subsequently been stripping press reports of this information.

Non-lethal, because it's profitable, blah, blah...

[fireboy1919]

None of these are real reasons.

The real reason, is that the US needs to modernize. We need to take our military to the Xtreme.

This is only one in a number of changes that was obviously necessary to convert our military from a well disciplined fighting force into an Xtreme force.

Here are some of the others:
-The US army is changing it's name to "Rmee Xtreme!"
-War on Terror renamed to "Ultra-mega xtreme terror elimitation"
-Soldiers must now practice one-liners to go along when throwing grenades.
-Army camo replaced with "Xtreme metallic green"
-Soldiers are issued new, cooler names upon enlistment. For example, "Joe Smith" would become "Goe sMitH Xtreme!"
-Grenades are now going to be called "Ultra Xtreme Blastilators"
-There will be a new branch of the military: "X-treme Fighting Ninja Monkies"
-Periods (.) will be replaced with exclaimation points (!) on all official documents.

And, of course, all the weaponry will be replaced with new, Xtreme! weaponry, such as the one listed here.