What is the most beautiful weapon of war ever?

The super-carrier...

at sunset

with a clear deck

with all rails manned

and of course, fully loaded

The most beautiful weapon of war is no weapon at all.

Little too late for that one though.

Maybe a Nuclear weapon going off over Japan to stop World War.

Definately the B2 Spirit, F-15 Eagle and the P51 Mustang

[edit on 12-3-2005 by Event Horizon]

F14, Panther series, panzer 4 H and the fw190 series.

The F-22 to me is the most beautiful weapon of war. When I see videos of test flights it seems like its not really flying is just floating on Air. It seems so graceful and perfect. Its unbelieveable that there is fighters in the world just like it.

I think the most beautiful weapon of war is the first. The thing that made us more than walking apes. Our hands.

Hands fashioned the first weapons of war, and even the newest ones, from bombs to planes to guns. The hand of an empowered monk alone can destroy flesh, bone, wood, stone. The hand of a regular man with no training can still be used to kill. It's also a weapon of peace and never loses it's usefullness and beauty when wars end. You can extend it in friendship, of offer blessings with it. You can use the hand to carress your lovers face. You can feed the hungry or wash the feet of the poor with your hand, if that's your bag.

The hand is definitely deadly. It's definitely beautiful. It is the only weapon of all those listed besides the mind, and words, that does not lose its usefullness after war. By the way, both words and mind were great answers. But if all we had was words and mind, and had no hands, we'd be nothing but walking dolphins.