War Machines
"It's possible," Lt. Col. David Branham of the Air Force says, "that in our lifetime we will be able to run a conflict without ever leaving the United States."
MQ-9 Reaperarmed remotely piloted drone, being deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan late 2007
SWORDS TALONarmed remotely operated vehicle, currently deployed in Iraq
Sarin nerve gaslethal dose: approximately 1 lb./million
Smallpoxeradicated in nature, maintained in 2(?) storage facilities
Ebola"Ebola shows potential as a biological weapon because of its lethality but due to its relatively short incubation period it may be more difficult to spread since it may kill its victim before it has a chance to be transmitted. As a result, some developers have considered breeding it with other agents such as smallpox to create so-called chimera viruses." (
wikipedia)
M-388 Davy Crockett nuclear recoilless rifleyield: .5 Kt
MK-54 nuclear backpackyield: 1 Kt
Little Boythe bomb dropped on Hiroshima
yield: 16 Kt
W-80 nuclear warheadyield: 170 Kt
B-83 nuclear bombsyield: 1200 Kt
Tsar bombmost powerful bomb tested (1961)
yield: 57,000 Kt
Weapon of Total Destruction (WTD) (theoretical)
radiation weapon designed to kill all human life on Earth
estimated yield: 5,000,000-10,000,000 Kt