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No, you're right. The only thing that may have happened was lack of connectivity to COP and no person in the loop to authorize, resulting in a stand-down of ope
by sailfast 11y ago
No, you're right. The only thing that may have happened was lack of connectivity to COP and no person in the loop to authorize, resulting in a stand-down of operation and no ordnance on target. Great if it's a hospital, not so great if it's actually a bunch of enemy that you need to remove to save your soldiers on the ground. Tough, tough thing to get right all the time. I think a measured, hybrid approach will probably get you the best outcome but I'm no expert in this field.
- bootload 11y agojust gets muddier and muddier ~ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/12/11/months-after-the-airstrike-on-msfs-hospital-in-kunduz-what-exactly-happened-is-still-unclear/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/12/11...
- sailfast 11y agoTotal aside, but the United States should really promote some sort of beacon / FLIR-readable indicator for hospitals. Their existence would have to be kept a quiet so there weren't a bunch of false positives floating around, but I would think the cost is minimal for the returned value.