Stone Burner
Item from Dune by Frank Herbert
An atomic-adjacent weapon that creates a focused nuclear blast — its most insidious effect is the emission of J-rays that permanently blind everyone within a wide radius.
Also known as: stone-burner, J-ray weapon, the blinding weapon
What They Know
- Technically not classified as an atomic weapon — exists in a legal grey area under the Great Convention
- J-ray emission blinds everyone within a wide radius, far beyond the blast zone
- Paul Atreides was blinded by a stone burner but navigated using prescient vision
- Possession and use carry severe political consequences even if not technically illegal
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