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Secret U.S. Missile Aims to Kill Only Terrorists, Not Nearby Civilians

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Weapon doesn’t explode, but brandishes knives to shred target; it was used in high-profile strikes in 2017 and this year


WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has developed a specially designed, secret missile for pinpoint airstrikes that kill terrorist leaders with no explosion, drastically reducing damage and minimizing the chances of civilian casualties, multiple current and former U.S. officials said.

Both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon have used the weapon while closely guarding its existence. A modified version of the well-known Hellfire missile, the weapon carries an inert warhead. Instead of exploding, it is designed to plunge...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/secret...y-terrorists-not-nearby-civilians-11557403411
 
Weapon doesn’t explode, but brandishes knives to shred target; it was used in high-profile strikes in 2017 and this year


WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has developed a specially designed, secret missile for pinpoint airstrikes that kill terrorist leaders with no explosion, drastically reducing damage and minimizing the chances of civilian casualties, multiple current and former U.S. officials said.

Both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon have used the weapon while closely guarding its existence. A modified version of the well-known Hellfire missile, the weapon carries an inert warhead. Instead of exploding, it is designed to plunge...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/secret...y-terrorists-not-nearby-civilians-11557403411
Is this new? I thought it was invented well before Vietnam war. Everyone who were killed were Vietcong only (for anyone who dont know, Vietcong mean Vietnamesr communist), including new born child.
 
Weapon doesn’t explode, but brandishes knives to shred target; it was used in high-profile strikes in 2017 and this year


WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has developed a specially designed, secret missile for pinpoint airstrikes that kill terrorist leaders with no explosion, drastically reducing damage and minimizing the chances of civilian casualties, multiple current and former U.S. officials said.

Both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon have used the weapon while closely guarding its existence. A modified version of the well-known Hellfire missile, the weapon carries an inert warhead. Instead of exploding, it is designed to plunge...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/secret...y-terrorists-not-nearby-civilians-11557403411
The ninja bomb.
 

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