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It's corporate welfare for Raytheon, Boeing and Lockheed Martin. I have to imagine the system is completely useless for bombs strapped to drones.

by ck2 11y ago

samstave 11y ago
I'm literally amazed that we have not yet seen a bomb strapped to a quad-copter and flown into [US political building] yet by some FBI extremist group in order to push anti drone legislation yet.
- knowaveragejoe 11y ago
  Maybe because that's preposterous? Just an idea.
  - samstave 11y ago
    http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html?referer=&_r=0 http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terroris...
- kmonsen 11y ago
  It is because extremely few people actually want to do terror. There is a ton of very easy things you can do to harm people if you really want to, but luckily almost no one wants to.
  - samstave 11y ago
    Jesus Christ you guys miss the point of my comment: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html?referer=&_r=0 http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terroris... The FBI infiltrates and fosters extremism to ferret out terrorists. HN is so uninformed at times.
    - LordKano 11y ago
      The FBI has been doing it for over 40 years. From the Black Panther Party to Elohim City, they have a long history of taking people who were angry but otherwise law abiding and trying to goad them into criminal violence.
      - samstave 11y ago
        Exactly. Which is why nothing in my main post is false. HN readers I feel are too young to know and they don't understand that the FBI has been doing this shit for years. So my point stands.
        LordKano 11y ago
        I suspect that the issue you're experiencing is due to your delivery. You're coming across as condescending and abrasive. Sometimes I make comments that are unpopular and sometimes I'm down voted for them but not usually. Presentation is as important as content.
trhway 11y ago
>I have to imagine the system is completely useless for bombs strapped to drones. don't think so. Israel is where laser defense systems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Beam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Beam) were also tested [successfully] defending against small rockets and mortars. Such laser systems are also work great against drones (in particular US Navy tested it that way too).

It's corporate welfare for Raytheon, Boeing and Lockheed Martin. I have to imagine the system is completely useless for bombs strapped to drones.

by ck2 11y ago

It's corporate welfare for Raytheon, Boeing and Lockheed Martin. I have to imagine the system is completely useless for bombs strapped to drones.

samstave 11y ago

I'm literally amazed that we have not yet seen a bomb strapped to a quad-copter and flown into [US political building] yet by some FBI extremist group in order to push anti drone legislation yet.

knowaveragejoe 11y ago
Maybe because that's preposterous? Just an idea.
- samstave 11y ago
  http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html?referer=&_r=0 http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terroris...
kmonsen 11y ago
It is because extremely few people actually want to do terror. There is a ton of very easy things you can do to harm people if you really want to, but luckily almost no one wants to.
- samstave 11y ago
  Jesus Christ you guys miss the point of my comment: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terrorist-plots-helped-along-by-the-fbi.html?referer=&_r=0 http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/opinion/sunday/terroris... The FBI infiltrates and fosters extremism to ferret out terrorists. HN is so uninformed at times.
  - LordKano 11y ago
    The FBI has been doing it for over 40 years. From the Black Panther Party to Elohim City, they have a long history of taking people who were angry but otherwise law abiding and trying to goad them into criminal violence.
    - samstave 11y ago
      Exactly. Which is why nothing in my main post is false. HN readers I feel are too young to know and they don't understand that the FBI has been doing this shit for years. So my point stands.
      - LordKano 11y ago
        I suspect that the issue you're experiencing is due to your delivery. You're coming across as condescending and abrasive. Sometimes I make comments that are unpopular and sometimes I'm down voted for them but not usually. Presentation is as important as content.

trhway 11y ago

>I have to imagine the system is completely useless for bombs strapped to drones. don't think so. Israel is where laser defense systems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Beam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Beam) were also tested [successfully] defending against small rockets and mortars. Such laser systems are also work great against drones (in particular US Navy tested it that way too).