Could you explain why this is different to the neutron bomb, it too delivers enormous bursts of gamma rays with little to no structural damage.
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Topic started on 22-8-2003 @ 08:27 PM by dragonrider
It would appear that HAARP has only whetted the militaries appetite for non-conventional weapons...
US military pioneers death ray bomb
Pentagon project brings fear of new arms race
David Adam and Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
Thursday August 14, 2003
The Guardian
American military scientists are developing a weapon which kills by delivering an enormous burst of high-energy gamma rays, it is claimed today.
The bomb, which produces little fallout, blurs the distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons, and experts have already warned it could spark a new arms race. The science behind the gamma ray bomb is still in its infancy, and technical problems mean it could be decades before the devices are developed. But the Pentagon is taking the project seriously.
The plans are getting under way at a time when the Bush administration is seeking ways to expand its arsenal of unconventional weapons, and could well fuel charges that Washington risks triggering a new arms race.
www.guardian.co.uk...
US military pioneers death ray bomb
Pentagon project brings fear of new arms race
David Adam and Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
Thursday August 14, 2003
The Guardian
American military scientists are developing a weapon which kills by delivering an enormous burst of high-energy gamma rays, it is claimed today.
The bomb, which produces little fallout, blurs the distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons, and experts have already warned it could spark a new arms race. The science behind the gamma ray bomb is still in its infancy, and technical problems mean it could be decades before the devices are developed. But the Pentagon is taking the project seriously.
The plans are getting under way at a time when the Bush administration is seeking ways to expand its arsenal of unconventional weapons, and could well fuel charges that Washington risks triggering a new arms race.
www.guardian.co.uk...
reply posted on 23-8-2003 @ 02:57 PM by Seekerof
Here's a more indepth article on this:
"Gamma-Ray Weapon could trigger next Arm's Race."
www.newscientist.com...
Given the extreme costs of producing isomeric hafnium, it might be more effecient to craft a real "gamma-ray weapon" drone or aircraft with removable , reuseable cartridges or packs connected to the x-ray emitters and a the utilizing of a shield compartment for the pilot, if manned. These vehicles could or would just fly overhead, out of anti-aircraft fire and SAM detection and missile ranges, juice up the emitters, and simply give the target, enemy formations, sites, cities, etc., a healthy dose of radiation poisoning....
Sadly to say...cancer and death are both growth industries.
regards
seekerof
"Gamma-Ray Weapon could trigger next Arm's Race."
www.newscientist.com...
Given the extreme costs of producing isomeric hafnium, it might be more effecient to craft a real "gamma-ray weapon" drone or aircraft with removable , reuseable cartridges or packs connected to the x-ray emitters and a the utilizing of a shield compartment for the pilot, if manned. These vehicles could or would just fly overhead, out of anti-aircraft fire and SAM detection and missile ranges, juice up the emitters, and simply give the target, enemy formations, sites, cities, etc., a healthy dose of radiation poisoning....
Sadly to say...cancer and death are both growth industries.
regards
seekerof
reply posted on 15-11-2009 @ 06:19 PM by grantboggs
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By David Adam
August 16, 2003
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United States military scientists are developing a weapon that kills by delivering an enormous burst of high-energy gamma rays, it has been claimed.
The bomb, which produces little fallout, blurs the distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons, and experts have already warned it could spark a new arms race.
The science behind the gamma ray bomb is still in its infancy, and technical problems mean it could be decades before the devices are developed. But the Pentagon is taking the project seriously.
The plans are getting under way at a time when the US is seeking ways to expand its arsenal of unconventional weapons.
In May Congress approved further research on a new generation of tactical nuclear weapons - bunker busters designed to drill into underground shelters, and so-called mini-nukes with explosive yields of less than five kilotonnes.
According to New Scientist magazine, the gamma ray bombs are already included in the US Department of Defence's militarily critical technologies list - a wish list of possible weapons technology the US considers essential to maintaining its superior firepower.
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The bombs would not have the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons, but the energy emitted from a gamma ray bomb would be thousands of times greater than from conventional chemical explosives.
"Such extraordinary energy density has the potential to revolutionise all aspects of warfare," the magazine quotes the Defence Department as saying.
The device would not produce energy by triggering nuclear fission or a fusion reaction, like nuclear weapons. Instead it would rely on the gamma rays produced when the high-energy nuclei of some radioactive elements decay.
Four years ago scientists at the University of Texas in Dallas showed it was possible to trigger this effect artificially. The possibility that this decay process, which usually takes place very slowly, could be accelerated and used in a weapon grabbed the attention of the Pentagon.
Scientists at the US Air Force Research Laboratory in New Mexico are studying whether this can be achieved. The weapons would allow military commanders to increase firepower without being forced to push the nuclear button.
Experts have warned that if the US scientists succeed in building a gamma ray bomb it could force other countries to start nuclear programs or, worse, encourage those who already have nuclear weapons to use them.
Just one gram of the explosive would store more energy than 50 kilograms of conventional TNT. It would be as expensive as enriched uranium, but less would be needed for a bomb. Unlike uranium, it does not need a critical mass of material to maintain the nuclear reaction.
It would produce little radioactive fallout compared with an atomic explosion, but could cause long-term health problems for anyone inhaling the particles.
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The bomb, which produces little fallout, blurs the distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons, and experts have already warned it could spark a new arms race.
The science behind the gamma ray bomb is still in its infancy, and technical problems mean it could be decades before the devices are developed. But the Pentagon is taking the project seriously.
The plans are getting under way at a time when the US is seeking ways to expand its arsenal of unconventional weapons.
In May Congress approved further research on a new generation of tactical nuclear weapons - bunker busters designed to drill into underground shelters, and so-called mini-nukes with explosive yields of less than five kilotonnes.
According to New Scientist magazine, the gamma ray bombs are already included in the US Department of Defence's militarily critical technologies list - a wish list of possible weapons technology the US considers essential to maintaining its superior firepower.
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The bombs would not have the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons, but the energy emitted from a gamma ray bomb would be thousands of times greater than from conventional chemical explosives.
"Such extraordinary energy density has the potential to revolutionise all aspects of warfare," the magazine quotes the Defence Department as saying.
The device would not produce energy by triggering nuclear fission or a fusion reaction, like nuclear weapons. Instead it would rely on the gamma rays produced when the high-energy nuclei of some radioactive elements decay.
Four years ago scientists at the University of Texas in Dallas showed it was possible to trigger this effect artificially. The possibility that this decay process, which usually takes place very slowly, could be accelerated and used in a weapon grabbed the attention of the Pentagon.
Scientists at the US Air Force Research Laboratory in New Mexico are studying whether this can be achieved. The weapons would allow military commanders to increase firepower without being forced to push the nuclear button.
Experts have warned that if the US scientists succeed in building a gamma ray bomb it could force other countries to start nuclear programs or, worse, encourage those who already have nuclear weapons to use them.
Just one gram of the explosive would store more energy than 50 kilograms of conventional TNT. It would be as expensive as enriched uranium, but less would be needed for a bomb. Unlike uranium, it does not need a critical mass of material to maintain the nuclear reaction.
It would produce little radioactive fallout compared with an atomic explosion, but could cause long-term health problems for anyone inhaling the particles.
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and as Gamma radiation moves at the speed of light I expect that you could use this thing on a
city in the morning and stroll through in the afternoon with no risk of radiating your self?? Through piles of bodies that died within minutes of
getting dosed up with radiation, well around ground zero, the further away you were the longer you would suffer.... It would be akin to being able to
make your own Gamma ray bursts hit your enemys terriotry at will.... That is some scary brown stuff.reply posted on 15-11-2009 @ 10:21 PM by Now_Then
Originally posted by mopusvindictus
Any word on Zombie and Giant Monster development?
Gamma-rays are not stopped by the skin. They can induce DNA alteration by effect of whole-body gamma-irradiation on localized beta-irradiation-induced skin reactions in mice.[2]linkey winkey
Oh don't! - Do you honestly believe there are scientists working for DARPA for years in underground bunkers surrounded by unlimited resources and a limitless supply of radioactive materials that have actually gone that mad as to potentially does millions of people with Gamma radiation??? -- Without at least considering the small chance that a few of the survivors will have mutations that give them fantastic super powers do you??
These are men of science - just because on a Friday night they are not allowed out on the town and they have to stay in with a lifetimes collection of Marvell comics and very dowdy female colleagues who have vitamin D deficiencies....
I'm scared now.
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