Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Misuse of the Term "Clandestine" -- But It's Still Pretty Cool


Clandestine Defense Hub Prepares to Open at UM
Research site to develop tools to fight future threats
By David Wood
April 28, 2009
Baltimore Sun

Excerpt: The projects to be launched at a top-secret University of Maryland research center would make "Q" - James Bond's owlish gadget-meister - blink with tears of envy.

In the coming months, teams of the nation's top theoretical mathematicians, behavioral scientists, software engineers and futurists will assemble to figure out how to make U.S. intelligence better, faster and more efficient.

Aston Martins with twin machine guns and ejector seats? Flamethrower bagpipes? Jet packs? The missile-firing leg cast?

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