The incredible photo above is of the fireball produced by an atomic bomb. Those specs on the ground beneath it are tanks, jeeps and other test vehicles that will be destroyed in a matter of milliseconds. Right below the fireball, a shockwave bouncing off the desert floor and about to merge with the fire is visible.

A group of roboticists at the Georgia Institute of Technology are teaching robots to do something you wouldn't normally peg as a good thing: deceiving others. Why would a robot need to do that? It's a fine line, the researchers say, but it could be very beneficial.

Aircraft carriers such as the USS George Washington supercarrier (pictured) represent the American Navy's most formidable force, able to overwhelm any target on land, in the air, or at sea. Now, the Dong Feng 21D anti-ship missile could change everything.