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'Nowhere to Hide': U.S. Army Testing New 'Smart' Weapons in Afghanistan

Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, a handful of U.S. soldiers have a new weapon in hand, a lethal combination of technology and explosives that the Army has called a "game changer." Looking like it came straight out of a sci-fi movie, the XM-25 fires highly specialized rounds that can be programmed to explode at the precise location where the enemy is hiding behind cover. Consider it a beefed up take on the old adage "boys and their toys." Five of the high-tech, semi-automatic weapons...Full Story
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