And, I've read exotic tec hyper secret black ops whistle-blower stuff claiming that we have a weapon that can be aimed through the whole planet to designated coordinates on the other side--which, when the weapon is fired, whatever exists at those coordinates is utterly destroyed.
I saw a series on Nicola Tesla. When he died, this series claimed that the US government raided his residence ( a hotel or apartment in NY City?) and took blueprints and other intellectual property of his.