What do We Have?

[KingBahamut]

The Guardian is reporting on what may be the weirdest Hurricane Katrina story yet. Military trained dolphins may have been released into the wild by the Hurricane's devastation." From the article: "Experts who have studied the U.S. navy's cetacean training exercises claim the 36 mammals could be carrying 'toxic dart' guns. Divers and surfers risk attack, they claim, from a species considered to be among the planet's smartest. The U.S. navy admits it has been training dolphins for military purposes, but has refused to confirm that any are missing. Dolphins have been trained in attack-and-kill missions since the Cold War. The U.S. Atlantic bottlenose dolphins have apparently been taught to shoot terrorists attacking military vessels. Their coastal compound was breached during the storm, sweeping them out to sea. But those who have studied the controversial use of dolphins in the U.S. defence programme claim it is vital they are caught quickly.

We have Dolphins with Frickin Laser Beams attatched to their Heads!!!!!!!!!
Not Mutated Sea Bass.

[blueturtl]

We have Dolphins with Frickin Laser Beams attatched to their Heads!!!!!!!!!

:D LoL. :D

This post made my day.
What will the US government think of next?

[23meg]

links please?

[matthew]

So long, and thanks for all the fish. If you try to catch me, I'll shoot your hand off.

EDIT: for 23meg, here's a link: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/25/1850228
I could have chosen a real news site, but that would involve using Google again. :)

[macgyver2]

What will the US government think of next?
Since you asked, here's an article about other things the DoD has thought about in the past. For instance, ever hear about the "gay bomb"?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4174519.stm

[DJ_Max]

Dolphins have been trained in attack-and-kill missions since the Cold War. The U.S. Atlantic bottlenose dolphins have apparently been taught to shoot terrorists attacking military vessels.
Now thats money well spent. I rest assured that out government is wise is making decisions.


We have Dolphins with Frickin Laser Beams attatched to their Heads!!!!!!!!!
ROFL. I guess Austin Powers was ahead of it's time.

[matthew]

We have Dolphins with Frickin Laser Beams attatched to their Heads!!!!!!!!!
Not Mutated Sea Bass.Here we go again, different aquatic creature this time. I read the following this morning and remembered this thread. I think someone on Digg was quoting you, KB. Check out the title.

From: http://www.digg.com/technology/sharks_with_frickin_laser_beams_attached_to_their_ heads_
linking to: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/mech-tech/mg18925416.300.html