War is never pretty or glorious... Reading stuff like this makes me thankful I have never seen it firsthand.

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War of the poison dart: How Britain planned to rain death on the Nazis with sewing machine needles



The concept sounds almost medieval in its crude simplicity.

A war strategy to shower enemy troops with tens of thousands of poisoned darts made from sewing machine needles that could bring death in minutes.

Incredibly, it was a plan considered by Britain at the height of the Second World War.

Details, revealed today in secret documents released by the National Archives, outline the gruesome physical effects of such an attack on Nazi troops.

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The concept was all well and lovely.
What bothers me is why Brittan didn't just go ahead and do it!
When you are against someone as evil and ruthless as Hitler, let's get from concept to weapon a little faster next time boys! This was cheap and quick.