Show some restraint (Image: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty)
COULD a variable-yield bomb reduce the number of innocent people killed or injured during an air attack targeting enemy soldiers? That’s the thinking behind a US navy plan to develop a “dial-a-blast” bomb.
The navy is seeking proposals from companies to create a bomb weighing 200 kilograms that can either be detonated at full or reduced power. The idea is that the device could be loaded onto planes before a target has been identified, and the explosive power set by the pilot once a target is known. If there is a risk of killing…
