A Weapon of the Future: Ultrasound Gun
	Forget the rubber bullets and water jets. The weapon of the future for controlling the mob will employ sounds. Or you may use it against the little monsters of the Halloween or an annoying neighbor. The handheld sonic gun, called Sonic Devestator, can emit intense ultrasonic charges capable of causing intense pain and discomfort in humans and animals. The ultrasonic waves are headed in a 45-degree cone from the "muzzle&q ... [read more >>]
	22 March 2008, 04:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Roman Army: The Base of a Mighty Empire
	Romans created and maintained the greatest ancient Empire for centuries, spreading their Greek-influenced culture. Their culture was the model for subsequent European cultures. About 40 % of the people in the European Union speak a language of Latin origin (French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and others). But the power of the Roman Empire relied on its army and, when the Roman army and its tactics failed, the Empire fell. Fo ... [read more >>]
	18 March 2008, 10:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

3 Things About Germanic Tribes
	1. Starting with the 1st century AD, the pressure of the Germanic tribes on the border of the Roman Empire started to be felt. Many Germanic people had reached Rome as slaves; but later, during the decadence of the Roman Empire, some Germanic warriors were employed as mercenaries. By the 3rd-4th centuries BC, there was a general Germanic invasion in the Roman Empire, mainly non-violent. But, to the end of the 4th century, this in ... [read more >>]
	11 February 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Assyrians, the Lords of the Massacres
	Assyrians were one of the most warlike people in history, lovers of the violence of the war and hunt. Amongst the people of the ancient Middle East, they were famous for their cruelty. At the peak of its power, Assyria stretched from Egypt to Persian Gulf. Their aggressiveness was partially attributed to their location: Assyria was in northern Mesopotamia, north of Babylon. As no natural bounders like shores or mountains were found there, ... [read more >>]
	26 January 2008, 03:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

CES 2008: TASER Weapons with MP3 Players... for the Ladies!
	Ladies, it's time for some glamorous weaponry! You'll be happy to know that Taser has just announced the future release of a brand new leopard print TASER C2 personal protection device during the 2008 International Consumer Electronic trade show. Besides that, the company, known for its work in advanced electronic control devices, will soon unveil the TASER MPH- Music Player Holster- a revolutionary combination betwe ... [read more >>]
	08 January 2008, 04:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

First Catapults and Advanced Mathematics
	This was one of the most complicated war machines of the antiquity, the main siege machine till the invention of the cannons. But despite its sophistication, the first catapult crafted by the Ancient Greeks did not employ complicated math formulas. Archimedes' theories improved the weapon. "The first catapult in Europe flung into action around the fourth century B.C., prior to the invention of mathematical models that revolut ... [read more >>]
	10 October 2007, 02:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How to Build a Bomb That Multiplies Itself in the Air
	When is a bomb actually not a bomb? When it's made of multiple charges that increase the target area proportionally to deliver devastating damage with only one initial charge. When it comes to multiple warheads, nothing beats the US Air Force's CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon. Cluster bombs, which deliver multiple submunitions, have been first developed by the Germans during the Second World War to attack both civilian a ... [read more >>]
	17 July 2007, 10:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

US Exposed Civilians to Radiation During Atomic Test
	The first explosion of a man-made nuclear weapon took place on July 16, 1945 in the desolate White Sands deserts of New Mexico. The world would soon realize the devastating effects of this type of weapon and would live with fear of global annihilation for half a century. What the world didn't know is that the US exposed innocent civilians to the potentially lethal effects of radiation produced by the explosion. On the 62nd anniver ... [read more >>]
	17 July 2007, 02:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Does the Electric Shotgun Shell Work?
	Have you ever heard of Tasers? They are electroshock weapons, incapacitants used for subduing a person by administering electric shock that may disrupt superficial muscle functions. But what happens when you combine the shock of the Taser with the power of shotgun? The electric shotgun shell is the answer. Named Taser XREP by the manufacturing company bearing the same name, it's a projectile that can be fired from a conv ... [read more >>]
	11 July 2007, 10:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Does the Smartest Bomb in the World Work?
	Smart bombs are guided projectiles that are designed to deliver maximum damage to the target while minimizing both collateral damage and the risk of being intercepted by the enemy. The smartest ones allow a fighter pilot, for instance, to designate a target, fire and forget about the bomb, which will head straight toward the target while the pilot avoids hostile forces. Fewer or smaller bombs can now do the job of tens of bom ... [read more >>]
	10 July 2007, 10:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

If Armed Autonomous Robot Kills Humans, Who's Guilty of Murder?
	Last week, a company announced plans to produce autonomous robots equipped with Taser guns, which will be sold to law enforcement agencies in the US. They will be used for crowd control and against civilians, a situation that raised concerns and gave birth to some interesting questions. If such an armed autonomous robot accidentally kills a man, who will be charged with murder? Its makers, the police, no one? The US mili ... [read more >>]
	07 July 2007, 06:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Earth Discovered Chinese Nuclear Weapons!
	The downloadable mapping tool Google Earth discovered a nuclear ballistic missile for the Chinese submarines that seems to be located somewhere at the Xiaopingdao Submarine Base south of Dalian, approximately 193 miles north of Qingdao, as Hans M. Kristensen from the Federation of American Scientists said. According to the official, the missile might belong to the Jin-class or Type 094 class that "is expected to replace the ... [read more >>]
	06 July 2007, 05:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Did the World's Largest Atomic Cannon Work?
	The Cold War was a time when all kinds of dangerous weapons were built, just to prove that one country could do it before the other. The nuclear bomb recently discovered, it soon became the ultimate terror weapon and a constant threat that the entire planet was forced to live with for decades. It wasn't long after the development of the first atomic bombs, that the USA and the USSR began investigating how these terrible ... [read more >>]
	05 July 2007, 10:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Do "Laughing Bullets" Work?
	The Pentagon, specifically the U.S. Defense Department, through The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, developed what is probably the weirdest, funniest and most out-of-this-world weapon. Well, it's not exactly a weapon, it's a bullet, as David Hambling, New Scientist correspondent, puts it. Now really, we all know DARPA has lots of money and lots of crazy ideas to spend it on, but this has got to be the mo ... [read more >>]
	02 July 2007, 10:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Weapon That Fires Around Corners
	Who said that you can't shoot around the corner? But effectively seeing what you're shooting at is a different story. A company created a weapon system that allows the shooter to fire around the corners without sticking his hand out. Most importantly, the soldier or policeman won't be shooting blind, as he can see in real time what is happening around the corner, while avoiding bullets. The system can be mounted on handgu ... [read more >>]
	28 June 2007, 11:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Does the Most Powerful Sonic Weapon Work?
	Recent escalations of urban conflict and an increasing need for powerful, yet non-lethal weapons led to development of a sonic weapon that doesn't kill, but can make you pass out and even permanently deaf. Sonic weapons have been made popular by science fiction productions, but they are also used in reality, not to destroy buildings, tanks, butto injure, incapacitate, or kill an opponent. Although many real sonic and ult ... [read more >>]
	27 June 2007, 10:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How to Fire the World's Most Powerful Automatic Weapon
	Metal Storm's remote-controlled Redback 40mm weapon system is probably the world's most powerful automatic weapon and a devastating counter attack weapon to all types of threats. Today's automatic weapons have a magazine with bullets that are mechanically loaded into the barrel. This one uses electronically initiated stacked projectile weapons technology. The concept of stacked projectiles (multiple projectile ... [read more >>]
	20 June 2007, 10:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How to Shoot the World's Most Powerful Sniper Rifle
	"One shot, one kill" is the sniper motto, and this can only be accomplished with the help of heavily modified rifles, with hollow wood or fiberglass handles, upgraded trigger mechanisms and high-power optical telescopes. But what is the most powerful sniper rifle in the world? Without a doubt, it's the Barrett M107 Sniper Rifle, the most impressive of its kind ever built. Probably the most technologically advanced sniper ... [read more >>]
	18 June 2007, 11:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

An Over 100 Years Old Harpoon Tip Found in a Recently Killed Whale
	Scientists imagined that giant whales can live up to 80 years. This has proven wrong: a 50-ton bowhead whale recently captured off the Alaskan coast in May had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck revealing survival to a similar hunt over a century ago. Under the whale's blubber a 3½-inch (9 cm) arrow-shaped projectile was found, offering the researchers a new perspective on the whale’s age, estimated between 115 and 130 years ol ... [read more >>]
	13 June 2007, 04:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Does the World's Largest Nuclear Submarine Work?
	Among the arsenal of the most advanced military superpowers, one weapon is the most feared. It's not the atomic bomb, it's even more powerful, while being almost undetectable and can launch a devastating surprise attack on almost any country in the world. Operating underwater at pressures beyond the range of unaided human survivability, submarines, first widely used in World War I, are used by all major navies today. They are ... [read more >>]
	05 June 2007, 11:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Do Armor Piercing Bullets Work?
	What is an armor-piercing bullet? Of course, a bullet that (almost) no armor or bulletproof vest can withstand. And by the way, bulletproof vests don't exist. What you see in the movies are bullet-resistant vests, a more accurate term for modern body armor. The degree of resistance of an armor depends on the materials used, how they are layered, the caliber and make of the bullet, the powder load of the cartridge (which affects it ... [read more >>]
	01 June 2007, 11:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How to Drive in the World's Most Impressive Armored Limousine?
	In a world where the threat of terrorism is almost everywhere, the richest and most powerful people need to feel safe when traveling in a car. Civilian armored cars are either factory produced, such as the BMW 7 Series High Security and the armored Audi A6 and A8 cars, or retrofitted versions of series cars. Probably the most impressive armored cars are produced by Mercedes-Benz, as they offer a long-standing tradition in automotive in ... [read more >>]
	25 May 2007, 08:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Electroshock Weapons, Not Harmful for Healthy Subjects
	Electroshock weapons are increasingly used to control agitated suspects found in police custody. But there is a vivid debate on whether the employment of these weapons is lethal or not. A research made by emergency medicine physicians at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center discovered no lasting effects of the Taser (TASER International is a developer, manufacturer, and distributor of electroshock guns in th ... [read more >>]
	21 May 2007, 08:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How to Make an Atomic Bomb
	We will look today at what you need in order to make a nuclear fission bomb. You need some money, as it would really help if you were the prince, sultan or other royalty of a small, but rich state. If not, you need to know on a first name basis some evil leader with lots of cash, oil, diamonds and so on, of a small but ambitious country, with a need for revenge on the world. Step 1 - What is a nuclear fission bomb?&l ... [read more >>]
	27 April 2007, 11:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

U.S. Army Is Developing Plasma Weapons!
	Energy weapons have sparked the imagination of authors, sci-fi fans, conspiracy theory adepts and average Joes alike. Plasma weapons have been present in sci-fi productions for years, in various forms, whether installed on spaceships or as portable guns. The US Army hopes, within a few years, to deploy a plasma shield - a machine that generates a protective screen of dazzling mid-air explosions - to stun and disorient an enem ... [read more >>]
	27 April 2007, 04:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

U.S Will Deploy Anti-Satellite Weapons
	Two months ago, China's surprising launch of a missile that hit one of its own retired satellites, blasting the spacecraft into thousands of shards of space junk sparked an international outcry over anti-satellite weaponry. The U.S. perceived the test not only as proof of China's increasing military capabilities and ambitions, but also as a possible threat to its dominance in military space. U.S. Navy Capt. James Graybeal, ... [read more >>]
	12 April 2007, 05:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Liquid Armor
	The basic idea behind body armor hasn't changed very much for the past few thousands years. The main purpose of the armor is to stop weapons or projectiles from penetrating a person's body and to diffuse the weapon's impulse energy, so that the final impact causes little or no damage at all. Although not effective in absolutely every situation, armor can generally help protect people from serious injuries or death, bei ... [read more >>]
	16 March 2007, 11:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Half-Life 2 Cheats
	Valve’s debut title, Half-Life, sold millions of copies all over the world. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player's presence affects everything around him, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies. The player again picks up the crowbar of res ... [read more >>]
	13 March 2007, 05:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Tactics Count More Than Sheer Force
	When it’s about rank and power, brute force rarely reaches the goal. In most cases, tactics is more effective. We, people, do know it, but much to our surprise, animals are ruled by the same rules. When two zebra stallions are fighting, you can be sure it’s not for the rights over a harem. The mares are so faithful to their “master” that such a fight would be useless. Young zebras fight for rank, and they follows strict rules: ... [read more >>]
	03 March 2007, 08:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia