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― why do old people and old users of ILX such bastardos (deangulberry), Wednesday, 22 September 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)
Not robot soldiers I'm afraid, but this story about the sale of iffy bomb detectors is incredible:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/23/somerset-business-guilty-fake-bombs
― dschinghis kraan (NickB), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 12:20 (twelve years ago)
oops, i posted this on the wrong thread. nevermind, it'll do
― dschinghis kraan (NickB), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 12:21 (twelve years ago)
He had sold around 6,000 devices to Iraq for as much as £10,000 each while the production cost for the device was as low as £15. McCormick grew rich on the enormous mark-up. He owns a mansion in Bath, a holiday home in Cyprus and a Sunseeker yacht as part of assets worth £7m identified by police.One of McCormick's devices, the ADE 101, was essentially a golfball finder described by its maker as "a great novelty item that you should have fun with". The antenna was "no more a radio antenna than a nine-inch nail", according to one scientist who analysed the device.
One of McCormick's devices, the ADE 101, was essentially a golfball finder described by its maker as "a great novelty item that you should have fun with". The antenna was "no more a radio antenna than a nine-inch nail", according to one scientist who analysed the device.
Even by the standards of the arms industry, I'm amazed by his cynicism.
― dschinghis kraan (NickB), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 12:26 (twelve years ago)