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So how can we arm these orcas to make it easier?
I'd love to see lasers on their heads.
Either we start a GoFundMe to get some friggin Lazers to strap on their backs or get some big metal lances strapped on their heads
Just get them some trained narwhals.
Are they ill-tempered?
Wouldn't you be if you were just frolicking around in your natural habitat and some human jerks kidnapped you and trained you for war?
Haha I'm in San Diego and this reminded me that the Navy here has a special program they've had going since the 1960's training dolphins and seals to patrol the waters around the ships in the bay and attach inflatable buoy devices to any scuba divers that get too close.
Here's the Wikipedia for the program:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Marine_Mammal_Program
Tactical nuclear war-orcas
I'm not sure they could swim far enough away or accurately aim a missile in order to avoid becoming a suicide bomber.
Let's start off with "mounted laser turrets" and go from there?
Worcas.