Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The Mad Scientist Future Technology Seminar Reveals The Weapons For Tomorrow

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Army Tech Seminar Shows Warfare's Future -- Washington Times

Electromagnetic pulse guns, genetically designed killer diseases and swarms of miniature self-guided missiles — if these sound like the products of a mad scientist, they should. They are among the threats predicted during the U.S. Army's 11th annual Mad Scientist Future Technology Seminar (no, really) in Newport News, Va.

The event, held at the end of January, brought together scientists, science-fiction writers, futurists, academics, students and U.S. officials to brainstorm on ways science and technology might combine in unexpected fashion to challenge U.S. military pre-eminence.

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My comment: The Danger Room has more news on this "seminar" .... Army ‘Mad Scientists’ Study Swarming Mines, Facebook Attacks.

James Carafano also has a good commentary on "when mad science goes to war".

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