You dropped the gay bomb on me baby.

Stoney Mason · (06-10-2007, 03:45 AM)

Could be a new Gap band song....

Quote:

Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build A 'Gay Bomb'

Hank Plante
Reporting

(CBS 5) BERKELEY A Berkeley watchdog organization that tracks military spending said it uncovered a strange U.S. military proposal to create a hormone bomb that could purportedly turn enemy soldiers into homosexuals and make them more interested in sex than fighting.

Pentagon officials on Friday confirmed to CBS 5 that military leaders had considered, and then subsquently rejected, building the so-called "Gay Bomb."

Edward Hammond, of Berkeley's Sunshine Project, had used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a copy of the proposal from the Air Force's Wright Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio.

As part of a military effort to develop non-lethal weapons, the proposal suggested, "One distasteful but completely non-lethal example would be strong aphrodisiacs, especially if the chemical also caused homosexual behavior."

The documents show the Air Force lab asked for $7.5 million to develop such a chemical weapon.

"The Ohio Air Force lab proposed that a bomb be developed that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soliders to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistably attractive to one another," Hammond said after reviwing the documents.
"The notion was that a chemical that would probably be pleasant in the human body in low quantities could be identified, and by virtue of either breathing or having their skin exposed to this chemical, the notion was that soliders would become gay," explained Hammond.

The Pentagon told CBS 5 that the proposal was made by the Air Force in 1994.

"The Department of Defense is committed to identifying, researching and developing non-lethal weapons that will support our men and women in uniform," said a DOD spokesperson, who indicated that the "gay bomb" idea was quickly dismissed.

However, Hammond said the government records he obtained suggest the military gave the plan much stronger consideration than it has acknowledged.

"The truth of the matter is it would have never come to my attention if it was dismissed at the time it was proposed," he said. "In fact, the Pentagon has used it repeatedly and subsequently in an effort to promote non-lethal weapons, and in fact they submitted it to the highest scientific review body in the country for them to consider."

Military officials insisted Friday to CBS 5 that they are not currently working on any such idea and that the past plan was abandoned.
Gay community leaders in California said Friday that they found the notion of a "gay bomb" both offensive and almost laughable at the same time.

"Throughout history we have had so many brave men and women who are gay and lesbian serving the military with distinction," said Geoff Kors of Equality California. "So, it's just offensive that they think by turning people gay that the other military would be incapable of doing their job. And its absurd because there's so much medical data that shows that sexual orientation is immutable and cannot be changed."

http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_159222541.html

Junpei Heat · (06-10-2007, 03:47 AM)

lol.

Oldschoolgamer · (06-10-2007, 03:47 AM)

Umm...what the hell?

soul creator · (06-10-2007, 03:47 AM)

is the "cbs5" URL owned by The Onion?

I said wow

FrenchMovieTheme · (06-10-2007, 03:48 AM)

i...

what

aoi tsuki · (06-10-2007, 03:50 AM)

This has been discussed on GAF at least twice already, but i still

ed.

Topher · (06-10-2007, 03:53 AM)

Jeffahn · (06-10-2007, 03:55 AM)

Quote:

Military officials insisted Friday to CBS 5 that they are not currently working on any such idea and that the past plan was abandoned.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

...

Nick · (06-10-2007, 03:55 AM)

glistenm · (06-10-2007, 03:58 AM)

Quote:

would cause enemy soliders to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistably attractive to one another

The imagery of soldiers in the heat of battle suddenly turning to each other with wide open eyes.

JDSN · (06-10-2007, 04:02 AM)

Somehow I picture the soliders offering massages to each other while the guitar riff (you know the one) sounds in the background.

Stoney Mason · (06-10-2007, 04:02 AM)

insert Enola Gay joke.

Nazgul_Hunter · (06-10-2007, 04:07 AM)

Originally Posted by Stoney Mason:

insert Enola Gay joke.

Ebola gay?

Matt · (06-10-2007, 04:16 AM)

Originally Posted by Nazgul_Hunter:

Ebola gay?

?

Verano · (06-10-2007, 04:17 AM)

BROMANCE CONFIRMED!

Triumph · (06-10-2007, 04:20 AM)

THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA IN ACTION!

JDSN · (06-10-2007, 04:21 AM)

Originally Posted by Nazgul_Hunter:

Ebola gay?

No.

JayDubya · (06-10-2007, 04:22 AM)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozn-C...elated&search=

The next line in that chorus is "But you turned me on baby." lol

ALSO, I just want to say that I hate you for getting this stuck in my head such that I had to listen to it.

Lord Error · (06-10-2007, 04:23 AM)

Easily the second most bizarre weapon I've heard of being considered for development.

First one would be the radiowave cannon that was supposed to start melting the metal dental filling in the mouths of people it was being shot at. I've first heard about this maybe 15 years ago, and to my surprise, more recently found the project has been "improved" and materialized as a real weapon that is as far as I know being actually used - called "The Goodbye Weapon"

Ah, who am I kidding... the Gay Bomb takes the cake.

Gexecuter · (06-10-2007, 04:24 AM)

OxtheMidget · (06-10-2007, 04:30 AM)

Would it look anything like this?

Ninja Scooter · (06-10-2007, 04:41 AM)

"Sir, there's been a security breach...they know about the gay bomb."

alistairw · (06-10-2007, 04:42 AM)

Originally Posted by Gexecuter:

I think you mean:

krypt0nian · (06-10-2007, 04:43 AM)

I hope it only makes the cute ones gay. We don't need any more scraggly toothed homos in the population.

Matt_C · (06-10-2007, 04:45 AM)

What if the terrorists take the bomb and drop it on Texas or the midwest? That would be funny to see something like that happen Or use it as a weaponized drug like what the Scarecrow did in Batman Begins? I do not want to give any ideas out but there is something to think about on the consequences about chemical weapons. I am no homophobe by any means.

Smiles and Cries · (06-10-2007, 04:47 AM)

shuri · (06-10-2007, 04:47 AM)

Quote:

The Pentagon told CBS 5 that the proposal was made by the Air Force in 1994

I honestly expected to read 1934; but no.. 1994

Ether_Snake · (06-10-2007, 05:18 AM)

They could just force-broadcast Top Gun and it would do the same. It worked on the US anyway!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHklGtW3rwU

HomerSimpson-Man · (06-10-2007, 05:20 AM)

Wait...what?

Somebody set us up with the gay bomb?!

Speevy · (06-10-2007, 05:21 AM)

Nick · (06-10-2007, 05:31 AM)

Originally Posted by Speevy:

That's not gay, just expressive.

Saoh · (06-10-2007, 05:37 AM)

WHAT??

Suburban Cowboy · (06-10-2007, 05:52 AM)

why the hell am i still using ruffies if such a compound exists?!

captive · (06-10-2007, 05:57 AM)

Originally Posted by Oldschoolgamer:

Umm...what the hell?

Havnt you heard, if someone has thought of it, the military has tried it.

Lo-Volt · (06-10-2007, 06:01 AM)

Originally Posted by HomerSimpson-Man:

Wait...what?

Somebody set us up with the gay bomb?!

You ****ing win.

Greenpanda · (06-10-2007, 06:30 AM)

Don't Drop the Gay Bomb When You're the Gay Bomb

mre · (06-10-2007, 06:39 AM)

Couldn't they have saved a lot of R&D money by simply air dropping these guys behind enemy lines?

SyNapSe · (06-10-2007, 06:56 AM)

..

I can't even imagine standing up in front of some committee and asking for 7.5 million dollars, so I could build a bomb that would make soldiers instantly stop fighting and begin making love.

Umino · (06-10-2007, 06:59 AM)

Originally Posted by mre:

Couldn't they have saved a lot of R&D money by simply air dropping these guys behind enemy lines?

Freddie Wilson!

Quazar · (06-10-2007, 07:47 AM)

Originally Posted by SyNapSe:

..

I can't even imagine standing up in front of some committee and asking for 7.5 million dollars, so I could build a bomb that would make soldiers instantly stop fighting and begin making love.

Is this shit for real or what ?

GaimeGuy · (06-10-2007, 08:10 AM)

All I can say is...

White Man · (06-10-2007, 08:20 AM)

You know, this was planned in 1994? I'd wager that the Don't Ask, Don't Tell debate (which wiki tells me was 1993) was either the inspiration for this plan, or the thing that made brass realize it was retarded. Of course, no one can ask and no one can say which it was.

bumpkin · (06-10-2007, 08:22 AM)

Wow. Just, wow.

Defuser · (06-10-2007, 08:24 AM)

Hey,if this can turn girls to lesbian,im all for it.

GaimeGuy · (06-10-2007, 08:30 AM)

Originally Posted by Defuser:

Hey,if this can turn girls to lesbian,im all for it.

You're all for having less girls for you?

soul creator · (06-10-2007, 08:31 AM)

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Teh Buttseckz?

White Man · (06-10-2007, 08:33 AM)

Insurgent 1: The Americans are surrounding the building! There is nothing left we can do!
Insurgent 2: Sure there is. PULL DOWN THEM SWEAT PANTS, BOY!

aoi tsuki · (06-10-2007, 08:34 AM)

Originally Posted by Defuser:

Hey,if this can turn girls to lesbian,im all for it.

You must fantasize about being in a threesome with two "lesbians".

terrene · (06-10-2007, 10:16 AM)

I can't believe that it's not April 1st or that the URL for the original story is not at theonion.com .... WTF

BlueTsunami · (06-11-2007, 05:46 AM)

Originally Posted by Defuser:

Hey,if this can turn girls to lesbian,im all for it.

More like turning them into Bisexuals..in which case the Pentagon would have to tone down the Homo levels in the bomb. A few test runs, we'll be aight.