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Could you provide an example of weapons developed to be used primarily for selling to nations for killing civilians?
by poz_load 8y ago
Could you provide an example of weapons developed to be used primarily for selling to nations for killing civilians?
- anbende 8y agoMy apologies for being a little unclear. I hadn’t meant to take issue with a particular product. I’m taking issue with particular customers for particular products. If my company is selling ICBM guidance systems to sub-Saharan dictators, that’s an issue for me. As selling weapons to Saudi Arabia potentially could be. That said, there are products that I might have issue with across the board. Chemical or biological weapons might be examples, especially nasty ones. Some companies lie to or otherwise deceive their customers. The new word on Theranos is that they might have been falsifying test results. If I’m a lab tech and I know that they are doing that, that’s a problem, as there’s the potential for real harm there.
- walshemj 8y agoIf your "Selling ICBM guidance systems" your main risk is having the interview without tea and biscuits with the CIA, SIS or FBI.
- nailer 8y agoYou're correct in both cases: there's no issue in making something that can be used to hurt innocent people, nor are rockets primarily designed to kill innocent people. My issue is that Saudi Arabia has a known habit of hurting innocent people and hence it is immoral to sell them weapons.