$10B hasn't produced countermeasures to easy-to-make IEDs
(NEWSER) - Simple, cheap and lethal roadside bombs have become the defining weapon of the Iraq war, confounding the Pentagon and taking a devastating toll on US troops, the Washington Post reports in a history and analysis of our tk Iraq. The devices, which account for nearly two-thirds of US combat deaths, are nearly impossible to wipe out because they're easily made from consumer electronics and delivered by shadowy social and financial networks. More»
