CURRY BOMB!! INDIAN ARMY CHIEFS REVEAL LATEST WEAPON IN WAR

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Curry bomb! Indian army chiefs reveal latest weapon in war on terror: the world's hottest chili

By Mail Foreign Service
24th March 2010



Indian army chiefs are set to deploy a new weapon to win the war on terror.
Weapons development experts have developed an eye-watering spice bomb, packed with a potent mix made from the bhut jolokia chili - recognised as the world's hottest.
Scientists from India's Defence Research and Development Organisation have created an 81-mm tear-gas like grenade.
The new grenade will help its soldiers to immobilise enemy fighters, and allow them to be captured, without long-term injury.

The thumb-sized bhut jolokia, or 'ghost chili,' was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world’s spiciest chili. It is grown and eaten in India’s north-east for its taste, as a cure for stomach troubles and a way to fight the crippling summer heat.
It has more than one million Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili’s spiciness. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.
'The chili grenade has been found fit for use after trials in Indian defence laboratories, a fact confirmed by scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organization,' Colonel R. Kalia, a defence spokesman in the northeastern state of Assam, told the Associated Press.
'This is definitely going to be an effective nontoxic weapon because its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts,' said R. B. Srivastava, director of the Life Sciences Department at the New Delhi headquarters of the DRDO.
Srivastava, who led a defence research laboratory in Assam, said trials are also on to produce bhut jolokia-based aerosol sprays to be used by women against attackers and for the police to control and disperse mobs.



The mix of spices and phosphorous chokes the enemy's respiratory tract, leaving targets barely able to breathe for a time. Their eyes, throat and skin burn and sting.



Army scientists have also discovered the 'curry bomb' can be used to block enemy attacks by creating a smoke screen and preventing snipers from using night-vision devices and thermal imagers.

From being fired by a grenade launcher, it creates an effective smoke screen ninety metres away within five seconds.

The curry bomb will be used both as a hand grenade by police and armed forces, and as a tank-mounted device.

India's weapons development establishment has developed a good reputation for innovation. They have developed a nuclear missile capability, and have become leaders in rocket and satellite launch technology.


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