Is Saddam Hussein taking your Playstation 2?
According to a report, a secret Defense Intelligence Agency report states that as many as 4,000 of the popular video game units have been purchased in the United States and shipped to Iraq in the last two to three months.
We\'re not making this up.
The World Net Daily web site reports that two government agencies are investigating the purchases because the PS2\'s can be bundled together into a sort of crude super-computer and used for a variety of military applications, say intelligence sources.
The WND quotes an intelligence source saying that "When I first saw this report, I was highly skeptical, so I did some checking with computer experts I know within the Department of Defense. From what they tell me, bundling these video game units is very feasible." An the forthcoming hard drive will supposedly make things easier.
"Applications for this system are potentially frightening," said an intelligence source. "One expert I spoke with estimated that an integrated bundle of 12-15 PlayStations could provide enough computer power to control an Iraqi unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV -- a pilotless aircraft."
Bundled PlayStation computers could also be used to calculate ballistic data for long-range missiles, or in the design of nuclear weapons, they add. Iraq has long had difficulty calculating the potential yield of nuclear devices -- a critical requirement in designing such weapons. Networking these computers might provide a method for correcting this deficiency, said one intelligence source.
So, why doesn\'t Saddam Hussein simply buy computers or workstations from friendly nations or on the black market? Apparently, current United Nations sanctions prohibit the sale or transfer of virtually all types of computer hardware and technology to Iraq. However, computer-based video game systems -- like the PlayStation 2 -- are not included in the ban. Iraq\'s scientists and engineers have apparently found a convenient loophole in the U.N. sanctions.
well this proves it....the PS2 is the most powerfull console of them all..it CAN launch nuclear missles(lets see xbox do that)
looks like the sony hype was the truth after all eh?
so now we sony fans CAN say with-out a doubt to any xboxfanboy...THE PS2 CAN LAUCNH NUCLEAR MISSLES.
