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Given that we already have incidents of helicopter pilots gunning down news crews because they confused a camera with a RPG, i'm not sure if such a weapon will
by digi_owl 10y ago
Given that we already have incidents of helicopter pilots gunning down news crews because they confused a camera with a RPG, i'm not sure if such a weapon will be better or worse than the status quo.
- JulianMorrison 10y agoBetter, almost certainly, in terms of effectiveness, avoiding friendly fire, killing only the target. The elephant in the room is that it may not be a good idea for the US government to be better at killing people in highly targeted ways, without any risk to themselves. It seems to encourage them to do it more. Suppose the USA had a full fledged Star Wars scale drone army of robot ground troops. Do you honestly think it wouldn't be in Syria right now?
- digi_owl 10y agoThat may indeed be the biggest risk. If the boots on the ground do not bleed red, the people in charge may be more apt at option for the violent solution. This because blown up drones do not look bad on the evening news.