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Do Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq qualify as natural experiments that test this theory?
by georgecmu 9y ago
Do Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq qualify as natural experiments that test this theory?
- jstewartmobile 9y agoI doubt it. Jets, drones, and satellites vs peasants with automatics is a fairly stark disparity. I'm making more of a long-term guess here. Unlike uranium enrichment or jet construction, I suspect that state-of-the-art drone manufacturing may eventually reach a level of affordability to where drone-facilitated hits, feuds, and drive-bys become a thing on domestic soil. edit: And key part of the wiki quote is "the best weapons available". If the best weapon available is a six-shooter, and it has a price that almost everyone can afford, you've got an "equalizer". Democracy! If the best weapon available is a nuke, and it takes billions in supply chains and hundreds of millions in materials and know-how to make one, that is a lot of extra leverage for the guys at the top.