“I thought, all along, they might be speaking about as-yet un-revealed weapons.”
...something like this, for instance:
https://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-06/rods-god
“A pair of satellites orbiting several hundred miles above the Earth would serve as a weapons system. One functions as the targeting and communications platform while the other carries numerous tungsten rods—up to 20 feet in length and a foot in diameter—that it can drop on targets with less than 15 minutes’ notice. When instructed from the ground, the targeting satellite commands its partner to drop one of its darts. The guided rods enter the atmosphere, protected by a thermal coating, traveling at 36,000 feet per second—comparable to the speed of a meteor. The result: complete devastation of the target, even if it’s buried deep underground.”
Hey, that’s a very easy to understand post about “rods from god”. Now I finally understand it. ThankQ for that post, Pelaham you fine fellow. :)
Could be ... or something that took down Building 7 etc.
I have been told by several people with (formerly) high clearances that the military (and I assume spooks) has technology far more advanced than is revealed ... 25 or more years ahead of civilian in certain areas.
This is REQUIRED BY MILITARY HISTORY, which has taught us through all the ages that as soon as an offensive or defensive capability is revealed, adversaries will evolve countermeasures.
The prototype is perhaps the unbeatable Goliath, destroyed by a boy (David) with a novel approach.
Are you describing the so-called “rods from God”?
Star Wars