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Well, you probably won't have to wait 10 years for another non-peer war like that. I think he's envisaging a big peer war with mass mobilization ala WW1/WW2, b
by zazen 8y ago
Well, you probably won't have to wait 10 years for another non-peer war like that.
I think he's envisaging a big peer war with mass mobilization ala WW1/WW2, but he imagines such a war would be like a big Iraq/Afghanistan. It wouldn't.
- larkeith 8y agoIt seems like it might be feasible for a proxy war (like the one in Syria) to escalate significantly, to the point where multiple major powers are contributing manpower and materiel directly to the front lines; In such a case, it may be possible for an extended war to take place, while still incentivizing deployment of autonomous weaponized platforms - which are already in development today [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_autonomous_weapon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_autonomous_weapon