Real insects being controlled via remote.

labotomi said:

Wouldn't it be a lot easier to drop the infected bugs out of a plane or even a car than use some complicated (and possibly unreliable) setup?

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True. Except if you wanted to get the infected thing into a controlled area (such as a nuclear facility's ventilation or water systems) the natural bug would be the most unreliable. For all we know it could get eaten or stepped on before it wanders inside by chance.

It's basically like a robotic bug (http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ronf/mfi.html/ & http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/08/AR2007100801434.html) except much, much cheaper.

I've always thought that when we finally obtain the ability to "control" the natural environment (animals, insects, plant life, weather, etc) that war is going to be utterly devastating to the world because we'll have just enough knowledge to use it against others, but not enough to control it.

I may be completely wrong, but that's just what I believe.

Cinbad said:

From what I have read they were developed by the military and are used to spy. If anyone cares to know just search for spy bugs. I don't use Google. From what I have read it's a spyware site also. And I'm so tired of looking up links for people who won't do their own research. Too many are in denial. I have my own problems.

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The discussion starts at exactly 3:46. Everything before is just random news, although they do touch on stock piling food and moving off the grid at 2:33...

- Phil

duke nukem said:

What about when they put this stuff into people? Then they could control our thoughts and minds! At least we're safe now with completely fair and unbiased media.

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They're already working on that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanorobotics

http://blisstree.com/feel/nanorobotics/

labotomi said:

A biological weapon would be a poor choice for a targeted attack against a specific facility as it takes time for the virus/bacteria etc. to affect the people. The incubation period would allow the infected to leave and new ones to come in before any seriously ill effects happened.

If there was a way for them to deliver chemical agents then I could see it, but I believe biological attacks would be against the general population.

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As for it being a poor choice or not, I think it really depends on the goal of the ones doing it and the kind of mischief they're looking to cause. Maybe they don't want people to know that it came from the facility right away, but eventually it'll be traced back there as hundreds of people have died from it or whatever. Maybe they want to infect the families and friends of those working at the place, which having a nice incubation period would allow that.

But like you said, wanting a very fast-acting and efficient method to take out an entire area would be an appropriate task for chemical agents.

It really depends on the intentions of those doing the deed. It would certainly be pretty effective either way.

You could even plant a recording device (sound, picture, video...) on an infected (or not) insect and have them ride into a highly-classified facility under the collar of the CEO. :zombie

- Phil