Ok this is just ridiculous! I understand nerve agents but a gay bomb? You gotta love what the freedom of information act and the creative minds that brought you such projects as MKULTRA can do when brought together.
As part of a military effort to develop non-lethal weapons, the proposal suggested, "One distasteful but completely non-lethal example would be strong aphrodisiacs, especially if the chemical also caused homosexual behavior."The documents show the Air Force lab asked for $7.5 million to develop such a chemical weapon.
"The Ohio Air Force lab proposed that a bomb be developed that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soliders to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistably attractive to one another," Hammond said after reviwing the documents.
"The notion was that a chemical that would probably be pleasant in the human body in low quantities could be identified, and by virtue of either breathing or having their skin exposed to this chemical, the notion was that soliders would become gay," explained Hammond.
Really?! Are you guys over there at CBS 5 sure this isn't a prank? Well probably not since It seems that the BBC broke the story a few years ago. Here's their original story.
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This is one of the sickest stories I've ever heard. Now the Washington Post has found a source that confirms the US Marine Corps used the "gay bomb" in a marketing promotion CD-Rom as late as 2002. What's most disgusting is that they actually thought being gay would make the enemies worse soldiers. Shows what the Pentagon thinks about homosexuality.
Posted by: Joey P. Smith & Company | June 11, 2007 9:36 PM
a chemical that would cause enemy soliders to become gay, and to have their units break down
oh man, someone needs a better proofreader! i almost snarfed when i read that little tidbit. i imagine if units started breaking down then men would stop fighting to attend to the more important personal matter.
Posted by: knobody | June 11, 2007 9:55 PM
This takes "Make love, not war" to a whole new level.
Posted by: Baratos | June 11, 2007 11:51 PM
Maybe when they say 'gay' they really mean 'happy'! They want to make the soldiers so happy they don't want to fight!
Posted by: apy | June 12, 2007 10:07 AM
This can;t be serious! How do college students feel about the gay bomb?? http://collegecandy.com/news/3447 Here is an article.
Posted by: Stac | June 12, 2007 1:56 PM
I expect someone just wanted the chemical, and thought they could develop it on the taxpayer's dime.
Posted by: Rionn Fears Malechem | June 12, 2007 5:21 PM