It was recently uncovered that the military had considered developing a non-lethal bomb that would theoretically have the power to turn enemy combatants into homosexuals. The idea was to release a gas filled with hormones that made soldiers irresistibly attracted to one another so that they wouldn't be interested in fighting.
This ridiculousness was developed by an Air Force lab, requesting $7.5 million for the project. The military says it had denied the project outright and the fact is they did not approve the expenditure. However, the Pentagon does not let on how quickly the idiocy was banished to the R&D archives.
From Ehrensteinland:
“The Department of Defense is committed to identifying, researching and developing non-lethal weapons that will support our men and women in uniform,” said a DOD spokesperson, who indicated that the “gay bomb” idea was quickly dismissed.
However, Hammond said the government records he obtained suggest the military gave the plan much stronger consideration than it has acknowledged.
“The truth of the matter is it would have never come to my attention if it was dismissed at the time it was proposed,” he said. “In fact, the Pentagon has used it repeatedly and subsequently in an effort to promote non-lethal weapons, and in fact they submitted it to the highest scientific review body in the country for them to consider.”
GLBT groups were both amused and outraged at the news. To think for even a moment that homosexuality can be induced and discouraging for soldiers to fight a battle is indicative of a culture in the military brass that shows how ignorant they are of such matters. One of the first heroes of the current war who was injured over there came out to the public not too long ago. Further, homosexual behavior has a long history when it comes to fighting wars. Here in 2007, it is absurd that this project got off the ground for only a moment.
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