Russia Eyes Development of Futuristic Weaponry - Polidicks

[quote=Rian] Proposals for the development of weaponry based on futuristic concepts will be ready by December this year to be included in the next state arms procurement program, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Thursday. “The development of weaponry based on new physics principles; direct-energy weapons, geophysical weapons, wave-energy weapons, genetic weapons, psychotronic weapons, etc., is part of the state arms procurement program for 2011-2020,” Serdyukov said at a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. “We will draft the proposals for the next program by December 2012,” he said. The Russian government has already prepared a draft bill on the establishment of an advanced military research agency, similar to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the United States, and would submit it to the parliament in the near future. Serdyukov also said on Thursday that in line with goals set in Putin’s program articles published during the election campaign the Defense Ministry would draft proposals on the development of a system of assessment and forecast of national security threats for 30-50 years ahead. “The plan on the development of the Russian Armed Forces until 2015 has been adopted and by January 2016 we will prepare a draft plan for the next five years,” he added.[/quote] [url]http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120322/172332421.html[/url] Go Russia!

[quote]genetic weapons[/quote] I presume they mean engineered viruses/bacteria. I can't wait to live with the knowledge that if somebody decides it's a good time to wipe out significant part of humanity, he will.

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;35247698]I presume they mean engineered viruses/bacteria. I can't wait to live with the knowledge that if somebody decides it's a good time to wipe out significant part of humanity, he will.[/QUOTE] Isn't that pretty much what nuclear weapons could do? Personally I'm glad of them, it makes countries think twice for going to war with each other.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;35247749]Isn't that pretty much what nuclear weapons could do? Personally I'm glad of them, it makes countries think twice for going to war with each other.[/QUOTE] Nuclear bombs destroy everything, making it so that even if there are survivors of the initial blasts they will be unable to function as a country. They'll need to rebuild everything assuming they don't die from radiation, disease, starvation or other survivors. A dirty bomb won't have the same effect and only people without protection (most civilians) will die.

What if it's genetic weapons, as in people with altered genetics to be 100 feet tall and made of 1000% pure war and muscle?

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;35247749]Isn't that pretty much what nuclear weapons could do? Personally I'm glad of them, it makes countries think twice for going to war with each other.[/QUOTE] It would be better if everyone were friends and cooperated

[QUOTE=Swebonny;35248829]What if it's genetic weapons, as in people with altered genetics to be 100 feet tall and made of 1000% pure war and muscle?[/QUOTE] Russian Space Marines.

[QUOTE=Maximum Mod;35249012]It would be better if everyone were friends and cooperated[/QUOTE] It would but that will never happen as long as separate countries exist.

just what the world needs, new horrific methods of killing and destruction!

Even then, their future rifles will still look like Kalashnikovs.

[QUOTE=Maximo13;35249144]Russian Space Marines.[/QUOTE] Ah, beat me to it.

What is psychotronic?

[QUOTE=jaykray;35252555]What is psychotronic?[/QUOTE] Typing "google.com" into the search bar and typing "psychotronic" into google takes exactly 1 more character than your question.

[QUOTE=urbanmonkey;35252734]Typing "google.com" into the search bar and typing "psychotronic" into google takes exactly 1 more character than your question.[/QUOTE] Answering the question would probably take less characters than a sarcastic comment.

[QUOTE=jaykray;35252811]Answering the question would probably take less characters than a sarcastic comment.[/QUOTE] It wouldn't, but here you go anyway. [quote]These weapons aim to control or alter the psyche, or to attack the various sensory and data-processing systems of the human organism. In both cases, the goal is to confuse or destroy the signals that normally keep the body in equilibrium.[/quote]

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;35247749]Isn't that pretty much what nuclear weapons could do? Personally I'm glad of them, it makes countries think twice for going to war with each other.[/QUOTE] Nuclear weapons are fairly controlled and clean. Overall they kill a lot, but there's not that many long term fallouts. The stronger the yeild the cleaner it even is. Biological weapons (diseases and similar) are a completely different ballgame, as they mutate in the wild, spread uncontrallably and overall are bloody fricking bastards. Also a lot more dangerous than any number of nukes. [QUOTE=The golden;35249062]Sadly, humans are completely incapable of performing such actions. We will keep slaughtering each other until the day when we're gone. There is nothing in the entire known universe that we hate more than ourselves.[/QUOTE] There is - anyone who's sentient that's not a human

[QUOTE=urbanmonkey;35252924]It wouldn't, but here you go anyway.[/QUOTE] That could easily be shortened. [editline]23rd March 2012[/editline] Thanks though.

Glad Russia is so committed to peace.

[QUOTE=Disotrtion;35254117]Glad Russia is so committed to peace.[/QUOTE] If they created weapons that could smite whole countries, that would discourage others to go to war Although there would be the possibility of them using said weapons without provocation

[QUOTE=d00msdaydan;35255550]If they created weapons that could smite whole countries, that would discourage others to go to war Although there would be the possibility of them using said weapons without provocation[/QUOTE] Yeah, because we're murdering psycho freaks itching for killing and murder and then rape the survivors. Obviously. Also implying that nobody else in the world is already developing this kind of weapons.

The energy-weapons part interests me the most, even though we really don't need any more weapons. If they perfect Tesla's old plans for a lightning gun, it'd be a step-forward.

make robots to fight for us so that humans dont die in wars

I'm wondering at what point will the weapons we develop stop being considered futuristic, or when will our standards for "futuristicness" change?

I guess I can speculate, some 60's weapons are still considered vogue ascetically. So 60 years?

[QUOTE=ElectricSquid;35257293]I'm wondering at what point will the weapons we develop stop being considered futuristic, or when will our standards for "futuristicness" change?[/QUOTE] Well, what Russia plans to design would certainly be advanced. [I]If[/I] they have intelligent enough scientists and build the first directed-energy weapon, I think it would reach a certain level of infamy similar to the AK. Of course, it'll probably be unwieldy as fuck, require a large power source and just generally be impractical, but still.

It's Russian, therefor an entire Western fanbase is going to build upon it and glorify it.

[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;35251478]Even then, their future rifles will still look like Kalashnikovs.[/QUOTE] Still looks cool. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/2wQv8.jpg[/IMG]

Battlefield-Reality.

[QUOTE=Swebonny;35248829]What if it's genetic weapons, as in people with altered genetics to be 100 feet tall and made of 1000% pure war and muscle?[/QUOTE] [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/2679729870_9b93856ec7_o.jpg[/img] :v:

[QUOTE=The golden;35249062]Sadly, humans are completely incapable of performing such actions. We will keep slaughtering each other until the day when we're gone. There is nothing in the entire known universe that we hate more than ourselves.[/QUOTE] I don't know, Trigonometry is pissing me off pretty hard.