Rapid Fire 8/8/06

Published August 08, 2006

* Newsweek dissects "the new Hezbollah"
* Remember the crazy mirror/laser weapon in the movie 'Spies Like Us'? Well, check this out
* Conventional Trident on ice
* Robot kayaks?
* Israeli Air Force tackles Hez rockets (background here)
* Future Combat Systems unaffordable ... no kidding
* Army has no idea what's happening in Iraq

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