Weapons

Could Bullets Avoid Civilian Casualties?

The US Army is working on a new “safe” bullet. Safe to bystanders, at least, but still just as lethal for the intended target. The bullets are designed to self-destruct after a set distance in order to prevent accidentally hitting anyone standing beyond the target range.

Brian Kim, Mark Minisi, and Stephen McFarlane – civilian contractors at the US Army’s Picatinny Arsenal – developed the new .50 calibre bullet. That’s half an inch – 1.27 cm – certainly no small business. The calibre has been used for some one hundred years, mostly in the M2 Browning heavy machine guns that are used in helicopters, small boats, tanks, and by infantry units.

The round is extremely powerful – almost 29 times as powerful as a 9 mm bullet – and can penetrate through cinder block walls. That’s precisely where its appeal comes from. The problem is that once you’re past the wall, you don’t know what’s behind it or if you want to hit it.

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