December 19, 2002

The Incredible Mr. Limpet India

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

India launches the world's first organic Navy, planning to deploy dolphins to blow up enemy warships and submarines. Early trials have succeeded in training dolphins to plant the "Maindeka" limpet mine onto enemy ships. O.P. Yadav, a general manager of India's Kirkee ammunition plant, which supplies the mines, told Indian reporters that the 15 lb limpet mines, magnetically fixed to enemy hulls, can sink ships of any size.

I like the phrase "the world's first Organic Navy," even though they're not really the first Dolphins of War.

Posted by Dr. Frank at December 19, 2002 11:45 AM | TrackBack