A different kind of atomic test: questions and answers from the pages of the Bulletin. (From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists).(Brief Article)

Which of the following has the Pentagon researched as a weapon? a) road slick b) sticky foam c) stink bomb d) people zapper All of the above. The Pentagon is always interested in new and unusual ways to get people to do what it wants. Among its more bizarre projects are anti-traction chemicals to create road slicks, sticky foam to immobilize adversaries, sophisticated stink bombs ("malodorant grenades") to disperse rioters, and the "people zapper"--the Vehicle Mounted Active-Denial System, a Humvee-mounted directed-energy weapon for crowd control.

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