August 06, 2006

The story of an imaginary weapon. Hafnium-178 was touted as the foundation for the next great wonder weapon.

The problem was, nobody was sure it would work. It's not the first time that the military has researched wierd weapons

posted by Berek 18 years ago
  • Interesting link!
  • Good job Berek!
  • Fascinating! Seems like Mrs. Reagan's presonal consultations with a psychic maybe weren't so weird as everyone thought.
  • I think the words "nuclear hand grenade" are prefectly calculated to have the military authorities salivating irrespective of science. Hey, we're probably wasting our money, but, you know - nuclear hand grenade, guys!
  • Good link, Berek, thanks! Re: the nuclear hand grenade, how far do you have to throw that sucker to avoid getting blewed up?
  • I had a nuclear ice tea last night. I can see where 3-4 of those apiece could cause mass destruction.
  • Sounds like an entertaining read; thanks, Berek. We are such things as particle beams are made of, and our little lives are bounded to a hafnium hope ...