Precision-guided weapons are not the only weapons that represent the future of warfare. Non-lethal ones will play an increasingly important role as well, which will cause moral theologians to have to do a lot of rethinking if future warfare is able to capitalize on achieving war goals with fewer and fewer casualties.
One new weapon that has been announced is a stink bomb the Israelis are planning to use against Palestinian demonstrators.
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Author: Jimmy Akin
Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
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My wife’s been complaining about my use of stink bombs for years! They’re only now beginning to employ these in the military?
“The new device…releases a cloud so pungent that according to initial tests it permeates clothes for five years…” Yup, that sounds about right.
They also invent several other non-lethal weapons. One that I know of is somekind of super slippery chemical. This chemical will be more slippery than oil+water. Another, I think is a device that jammed the electronic function of any electronic equipment (which we see alot in many film including Knight Rider :P).