Indeed we have the most advanced techn-illogical military weapons the world has ever seen. Why, New Scientist magazine reports that the US army has commissioned research into the design of a special "WMD-detecting missile." The success of this would get Bush out of deep doo-do, and might save Tony Blair's government.

This missile would contain special sensors able to detect the presence of suspect substances, such a projectile - currently being developed the at Institute for Advanced Technology at the University of Texas in Austin - (how about that for synchronicity) could theoretically be launched towards a target area where biological, nuclear or chemical weapons were thought to be.

Upon blowing up the target area, the sensors would sniff the debris cloud, beaming back confirmation of WMD in the area. Slight problem here is that the nasty media problem of "collateral damage" rears its ugly head. Any living people in the area would be killed if anything was dected or not.

IF said missile relayed a confirmation of WMD's (or failed to do so) it would develop into a most imaginative press conference?

"Our sensors have determined that there were, indeed, weapons of mass destruction at the location which we just totally destroyed. We promise.

This would make a great attention grabbing blip to be inserted into, say, a State OF The Union speech. And we know we would be able to believe it, coming from our preznit, right? I mean, certainly Bush wouldn't lie to us, or present us with false information, or massage the facts.

Keep the faith, Publius