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March 14, 2014
10 Cold War Weapons That Terrified U.S. Military Intelligence
But when outfitted with chemical dispersal pods, these heavy assault choppers could rapidly crop dust death over a huge battlefield or metropolitan area. And it's not like the Soviets were running short on chemical weapons,—the USSR maintained a supply so deadly, it would make Syria's stockpiles look like a tin of Altoids. - - Gizmodo
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Thankfully the Hinds were pretty easy to take out, and Russia's weapons were about 50% reliability in the field because - hey! - socialism produces lousy workers with no motivation!
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 14, 2014 11:16 AM
Remington autoloader with deer slugs.
Posted by: ghostsniper at March 14, 2014 12:47 PM
Rambo with a compound bow and an explosive tipped arrow.
Posted by: Jack at March 14, 2014 12:58 PM
Johnston Atoll was used as the disposal site for a lot of Cold War chem weapons. The runways are marked with very big 'X's to make it clear that landing is a bad idea.
Posted by: Mikey NTH at March 14, 2014 7:21 PM
Lasers at sea - USS Ponce
http://gcaptain.com/us-navy-to-deploy-new-shipboard-laser-weapon-in-2014/
Posted by: Mikey NTH at March 14, 2014 7:28 PM