Among the weapons the Air Force might deploy are space-based lasers, a space plane capable of delivering a half-ton payload anywhere in the world in 45 minutes, and the “rods from god.” The ...

WEAPONISED asteroids, “rods from god” raining down on Earth and cannon firing molten metal and — it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie. But these bizarre weapons may soon become… ...

The 107-country Outer Space Treaty signed in 1967 prohibits nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons from being placed in or used from Earth's orbit. What they didn't count on was the US Air Force's ...

The weapon which is also known as Rods from God is enough to generate a massive impact upon landing on its target. To be clear, these tungsten rods are not technically bombs or explosives.

Regardless of the name used, the potential destruction was enormous. As explained by Popular Science, the rods from god were tungsten rods made to be nearly 20 feet in length and a foot in diameter.

The Pentagon admitted yesterday that a programme - nicknamed "Rods from God" - exists and is aimed at establishing an orbital squadron of robotic space vehicles which could launch metre-long solid ...

WEAPONISED asteroids, “rods from god” raining down on Earth and cannon firing molten metal and — it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie. But these bizarre weapons may soon become… ...