The Pentagon Spent Millions on Weapons That Could Be Hacked by the Enemy, Then Sold Them for Parts on eBay

Pentagon’s Lightning Gun Sold for Scraps on eBay

Wired brings us a story that is sure to inspire the utmost confidence in our government's weapons-buying (and selling) prowess:

There was a time, not all that long ago, when the Pentagon sank tens of millions of dollars into remote-controlled lightning guns that it hoped would fry insurgent bombs before they killed any more troops. Now, disassembled parts from the one-time wonder-weapons are being sold on eBay. At least one buyer snatched up the gear, hoping to use it in his latest art project for Burning Man. Read more