Sunday, October 22, 2006

DIME Weaponry

You need to be aware of a new weapon in our government's arsenal. Known as DIME, standing for Dense Inert Metal Explosives, these warheads have an incredibly compact killing radius. A strong tungsten warhead can punch through a foot-thick concrete wall to explode in a ball of killing energy that won't spread shrapnel further than about a 6 foot radius. It's designed to reduce collateral damage to people and buildings, excellent for fighting a war in civilian areas.

Israel is alleged to have used this against Hezbollah in Gaza. The United States has supposedly been using it in Iraq for some time now. A complex explosive warhead which can go through walls and kill an individual without harming a child across the room is an extremely marketable weapon.

It won't be long before it finds its way into the hands of law enforcement in the United States, just like night vision, stun guns, teflon-coated bullets, and flash bangs.

The problems with these weapons? The warheads disintegrate into a cloud of tungsten microfibers, known to cause cancer inside the human body. The microfibers are still going to penetrate the skin of anyone around, either through the explosion itself or through breathing or touching the dust. Once inside, they rapidly create cancer sites, as fast as depleted uranium. And because these fibers are microscopic, you can't get them out with surgery. Being caught near a blast, or passing where a blast has occurred within several years is a death sentence. It won't kill you right there while the cameras are rolling, or leave a body for the propaganda machine to hold up, but you'll die just the same in a few years.

Our soldiers are being exposed to it now. You may be exposed to it in a few years. Remember this post when you start hearing about it in the local news.