Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Iraq Buys 4000 Playstation 2s for Supercomputer Conquest

According to intelligence agency reports over 4000 Sony Playstation 2 consoles were shipped to Iraq for building military supercomputers.

Most of us are unaware just how Powerful Playstations are, and how dangerous they can be wired together in supercomputer configuration - even just a few. Predicted uses by Iraq include research of weapons of mass destruction, unmanned attack vehicles, mind control, and more. (read more...)

Although most types of computing technology are banned from Iraq by sanctions, it appears a loophole exists for video game systems such as the Playstation. Smuggling these systems is also easier as they are usually looked at as toys rather than potentially dangerous technology. (read more...)