There is a tradition dating back to cold war times of what may be called superweapons. These are weapons which usually have some mythological quality about them, either due to their extreme power, their use of secret futuristic technology or supernatural origins.
In this thread I would like to focus on the superweapons which are more scientifically oriented, rather than the supernatural ones. How likely is it that they exist? Are they even scientifically possible?
An important figure when it comes to discussing these weapons is Nikola Tesla( ). The father of Alternating Current, he has a mythos surrounding him of the mysterious/mad scientist and more importantly he has recently become a symbol for suppressed knowledge. It is the opinion of certain groups that information on the electromagnetic force has been kept from general knowledge and that Tesla had access to this.
This leads on to the final aspect this thread should discuss. That there are scientific discoveries with important military or practical implications which have been withheld from the public.
So basically:
Are there superweapons?
Are they plausible in the first place?
Is there secret scientific knowledge?
What is the truth in Tesla conspiracies?
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