Re: [Marxism] Murder by Maxwell's equation - or how I learnt to love the magic bullet

[Les Schaffer <schaffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anthony Hartin wrote:
> So I was only mildly piqued when I stumbled across "Radio-controlled bullets 
> leave no place to hide" on the New Scientist site today.

the holder of the patent for this fuse system is Alliant Techsystems, 
Inc (ATK):

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,497,704.PN.&OS=PN/5,497,704&RS=PN/5,497,704

check out ATK  revenue stream and the line of ummm physics-based products:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliant_Techsystems
    http://www.atk.com/corporateoverview/corpover_ataglance.asp

i guess layoffs are not an issue here, there are 10 new job postings for 
today alone:

  
http://jobsearch.money.cnn.com/a/all-jobs/list/q-company%3A%22Alliant+Techsystems%22

although one subsidiary was recently closed:

  
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090530/NEWS/905300349
  
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090602/OPINION/906020312
  
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090604/NEWS/906040374
  
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/massachusetts/wwlp_ap_ma_site_of_07_immigration_raid_to_close_200905292011

here is an interesting right-wing take on the plant closing and marxist 
agitators (spelling errors and all):

 
http://www.kenpittman.com/blogs/175/Infamous-quotBiancoquot-plant-closing-in-New-Bedford-after-chastising-union-attacks-owners.html

ok, ATK makes screwdrivers too:

  http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2321848/

not to mention the solid-rocket boosters that power the screwdrivers 
into orbit. it appears they are also a large supplier of DU:

    http://www.cpinternet.com/mbayly/facesofresistance9i.htm

the usual connections to Israeli weapons:

  
http://www.menewsline.com/article-1173,3693-Israeli-U-S-Firms-Advance-In-Ro.aspx

all in all a run of the mill US weapons manufacturer with plenty of 
money and time to be screwing around with the laws of electrodynamics.

nice blog, can you post here when you put out a new piece?

Les


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