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Bionic Bugs To Fight Terrorists

dptalia writes "Israel is looking to create a small robot, no larger than a hornet to follow, film, and kill terrorists. It's just one of a series of weapons the country is considering as an alternative to conventional technologies. Other ideas floating around include gloves that would give their user 'bionic strength', and ultra-miniaturized sensors to detect explosives on suicide bombers." From the article: "The research integrates nanotechnology into Israel's security department and will find creative solutions to problems the army has been unable to address, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres told Yedioth Ahronoth. 'The war in Lebanon proved that we need smaller weaponry. It's illogical to send a plane worth $100 million against a suicidal terrorist. So we are building futuristic weapons,' Peres said."

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  1. gah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    All, excelent, in a decade we will have cylons. Anything for freedom!

  2. So ... by Daniel+Dvorkin · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... what's Hebrew for "Skynet"?

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    The correlation between ignorance of statistics and using "correlation is not causation" as an argument is close to 1.
  3. Futuristic you say? by styryx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, what a fantastic plan... that is until the terrorists invent rolled-up newspaper! Then whatcha gonna do?

    FFFFFFFFFFACE!!

  4. There's high tech and higher tech... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wouldn't it be easier to call on God to deliver a plague of locusts? Worked for Moses.