Wednesday, August 7

Duck Dodgers in the 24 and a 1/2th Century - In Afghanistan we had unmanned bombers and GPS "super" smartbombs. In Iraq, we'll have -- laser beams? Well, close. Aviation Week & Space Technology, famous for leaking details of America's coolest weapons, reports that
An attack on Iraq is expected to see the first use of high-power microwave weapons that produce a split-second spike of energy powerful enough to damage electronic components and scramble computer memories.

Apparently these gizmos would be put in cruise missles or perhaps a remotely piloted unmanned aircraft. HPM weapons could fry the electronics of an undergroud command bunker yet cause litte structural or human damage. Cue the Eludium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator...