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The technology will continue to improve. At some point they'll attach a hypodermic loaded with cyanide or ricin to one of these and use it in an assassination.
by andrewl 9y ago
The technology will continue to improve. At some point they'll attach a hypodermic loaded with cyanide or ricin to one of these and use it in an assassination.
- everdev 9y agoExactly. It seems the only thing preventing countries from war or assassination is the fear of reprisal. If the US could send 50 of these to take out the top NK military it's hard to believe they wouldn't take that risk.
- QAPereo 9y agoRange is an issue, so you’d need an agent to smuggle it in country, verify the targets and approach, then release. Now, if they’re caught before, or if the device is recovered... game over. A super high tech assassination speaks to the identity of the assassins, risks leaving evidence, and worse, giving up the tech.
- QAPereo 9y agoWhy? Just make the current iteration have a sharp point on it and coat it with your desired toxin or tracker. The tech is here now, and we’re in real trouble without solid laws around this.
- walshemj 9y agoA flying version of the Bulgarian ricin umbrella
- CamperBob2 9y agoThe tech is here now, and we’re in real trouble without solid laws around this. People who would be interested in the misuse of this technology aren't, as a rule, interested in whatever laws you might think appropriate for regulating it.
- QAPereo 9y agoThat really depends on who they are, what the oversight is, what the penalties are, and how likely they are to be enforced.
- tehlike 9y agoThere are real bugs that they also modify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCK-mNqhx44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCK-mNqhx44