December 17, 2003
New weapon can fire around corners.
BBC News reports that a
new weapon has been developed that can fire around corners. It seems to have been around for a little while though, since it's already been sold to 15 different countries. Developed by an Israeli-American company it's sad to say.
A new weapons system that allows soldiers to fire guns round corners has been unveiled in Israel.
The Corner Shot device can be used with any handgun and enables the user to shoot with maximum accuracy while keeping out of the line of fire.
Using a camera on the gun barrel, a soldier can swivel the device to point at a target without breaking cover.
The US-Israeli firm that developed the weapon says it will only be sold to official government agencies.
A spokesman for the Florida-based Corner Shot Holdings said the device, which was developed and manufactured in Israel, had already been sold to 15 countries.
Amos Golan, a veteran of Israeli anti-terror units who invented the Corner Shot, said customers included the US, Russia and several European armies.
It can be used on any gun and only costs $3,000-5,000. Goodness, that's both amazing technology and absolutely frightening. Someone could shoot you without you even being able to see them.
How do you categorize something like that? War? Science? Election 2004? Economics even, since this is a product to sell. Hey, maybe they'll come out with an inexpensive consumer version. Fits on any gun at all.
It's good to know American industry is coming up with creative products to help keep the stock market up there. I guess the weapons industry is absolutely booming these days.
