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Remember the "Doomsday Machine" from Doctor Strangelove? The Soviets built it in 1984: a device that would automatically launch missile strikes against the United States in the event of an attack on Russia. And it's still active, says Wired Magazine. More »
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In the arms race between local terrorist groups in Iraq and the US occupying forces, things just got more complicated with the development of the "improvised rocket-assisted mortar." Essentially it's IED 2.0, the next step in homebrew explosives that militant groups use against US forces. Though the IRAMs aren't being used widely yet, what's scary about them is that they're mobile, have really bad aim, and pack a punch that's considerably bigger than a conventional rocket. And in many ways, they're weapons of the future. More »
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