The only problem with naming your new weapons system “Gorgon Stare” as the Air Force has done: Medusa’s lapidogenic vision was actually used against her.
In fact, it was classic asymmetrical warfare: the vastly more powerful Gorgon’s Stare against mortal little Perseus and his shield. But the Perseus was smart, his shield was shiny, and Medusa’s strength became her downfall. Maybe not the most portentous title for a “mission-critical battlespace implement” to be deployed in Afghanistan?
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