Weaponry: Razzle-Dazzle in the Arsenal

Pentagon officers were dismayed when President Johnson decided to speak up at a press conference about Redeye, Shillelagh and Walleye—three highly classified non-nuclear U.S. weapons. But despite the doubts, Johnson went ahead, decided to let the reporters in on the secrets, "I think you would like to hear something about this because you can take great pride in it." Then he revealed the newest razzle dazzle in the U.S. arsenal:

>REDEYE is a bazooka-like weapon that blasts out a baseball-bat-sized two stage missile carrying an infrared, heat-seeking guidance system. It is able...

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