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To: FaultLine who wrote (88346)3/31/2003 4:38:14 PM
From: Condor   of 281500
 
With Mr. O'Dwyer's gun, the rounds of ammunition -- whether they are 9-millimeter bullets or
40-millimeter grenades -- are already packed single file in the barrel, like tennis balls in a can. Explosive
charges, wedged between each round, are ignited electronically.

This allows extremely rapid fire (at a rate of up to a million rounds a minute) and also makes for a
lightweight, compact and modular weapon, Mr. O'Dwyer said.

Very scary evolution of weapons. Only rich countries will develop and own this stuff I'd guess. That in itself will push "naked" countries to nuclear and biological I would think. The more weapon sophistication evolves, the more likely wmd's will be common. Not too encouraging eh?
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