Imaginary weapons : a journey through the Pentagon's scientific underworld : Weinberger, Sharon : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

"In Imaginary Weapons, Sharon Weinberger takes us on a wild ride through the hidden underworld of official fringe science in America. From antimatter weapons to psychic warriors, Weinberger shows that the U.S. government is increasingly susceptible to outlandish claims. But the isomer weapon - a futuristic device that would rival the power of a nuclear bomb - may be the strangest case of them all." "Imaginary Weapons provides a sometimes darkly humorous take on a more serious subject: the decline of scientific expertise among U.S. national security agencies and the government's increasing susceptibility to hyped claims about weapons of mass destruction."--BOOK JACKET

Includes index

The gateway -- Mickey Mouse's hand grenade -- From Romania with love -- The secret life of the isomer weapon -- Deep in the heart of Los Alamos -- The dental x-ray goes to war -- Do you believe in isomers? -- Hafnium comes to Washington -- Scary things come in small packages -- Isomers hit prime time -- A bomb and a prayer -- The mother of all dirty bombs -- Fringe science takes flight -- Welcome to the far side -- Boom or bust