Decius wrote:
] ] An exotic kind of nuclear explosive being developed by
] ] the US Department of Defense could blur the critical
] ] distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons. The
] ] work has also raised fears that weapons based on this
] ] technology could trigger the next arms race.

yeah, i made a post (http://supernicety.com/archives/000056.html) about this over on my blog towards the begining of august, before i'd got into memestreams i guess, or maybe before i understood it.

anyway, nuclear isomer weapons sound like a super idea if you really want the military (or those with the cash to buy from military complexes) to possess weapons the size of a grenade that can take out an entire highrise. But, like most technology, the cat's out now, so we'll have to try and live with this technology and try not to kill too many people with it, if possible. I guess we've got a few years...

RE: New Scientist: Gamma Bombs