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[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Ok but i really hope we never fund attack insects

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

https://patents.google.com/patent/US8967029B1/en

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Not all uses of such weapons are prohibited by treaty. The present invention is capable of delivering lethal and non-lethal toxins, including any agent that can be carried and administered by a mosquito.

I'm sorry but WTF. This is a patent about using mosquitoes to deliver lethal toxins? How is this not prohibited by chemical warfare treaties? Only legal if you use it against your own citizens?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Depends who they're attacking.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

Doesn't matter who they're attacking it matters who they could attack

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure DARPA probably already has research in this area.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Probably from around 1950.