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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Am I the only one who finds it laughable that nowadays practially every new piece of military tech these days is about fighting 'terrorists'?

New boss, same as the old boss. Before terrorists it was drugs. Before drugs it was communism. Before communism it was blacks and mexicans. Back in england it was papists or protestants depending on who was on the throne at the time, and it was also the spanish, the dutch, and the french at different times. The more things change, yada yada.