And being that the US “now acts indifferently vis-á-vis sovereign states not only in a global but in an orbital fashion,” I couldn’t help but think of this terrifying (and up until now top secret) example of American hi-tech technology (I don’t really know why I couldn’t help but think of it, however).
Remember: Robot Monster stalks the earth to destroy humanity.
Overwelming, electrifying and baffling or something.
PS: Whatever happened to Fukushima?
Observing Hermann 
That Navy surplus diving helmet must have hit that movie’s budget HARD!
The cheapest film of all time, Joe. It MUST be.
Joe, the helmet saved them money as director originally had planned on using ape masks but there was no budget so the helmet was ‘borrowed’ and they filmed in the Angeles Crest Forest near LA, only after the rangers left for the evening, to avoid the permit fees.