<MOAB....similar to a small nuclear weapon>
This is another unsettling trend, the convergence of conventional and un-conventional weapons. There has been a lot of work done, to make nuclear weapons smaller, tailored for specific tasks, more "useable".
It is theoretically possible to make biological weapons that disable or kill those who come in contact with them, but are not infectious. A limited, surgical, more "useable" biological weapon.
Once the distinction between WMD and "economy-size conventional weapons" gets blurred, it will be that much harder to convince regional powers not to get and use them.
<one important aspect of using this type of weapon, sources say, will be psychological impact on enemy troops>
How about the psychological impact on 200 assorted Prime Ministers and Presidents, who say, "Gotta get me one of those". Small nuclear weapon, indeed. |
