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I assume that an attempt on assasination on a really relevant figure, president and so, could end with the entire cartel city nuked in retaliation. There is alw

I assume that an attempt on assasination on a really relevant figure, president and so, could end with the entire cartel city nuked in retaliation. There is always a bigger fish, so there is a limit to what you can do with this. My bet would be that this is a PR stunt and what they are really trying is to discourage people from catching drones that transport thousands of dollars in drugs to steal the cargo. Beware!, They could have a bomb included! so let them pass without shooting down it, specially in urban areas. Once the police and population take the message, the delivery drones will be safe.

pjc50 6y ago
Slightly baffled by this comment; Mexico is not a nuclear-armed state and is not going to start responding to its cartel problems with genocide? Or are you suggesting that the US would engage in a first strike genocide in response to a single quadcopter bomb?
- martin_a 6y ago
  "Nuked" probably only refers to somebody sending a bigger bomb on the way back and not so much on nuclear warfare.
- pvaldes 6y ago
  Is just an metaphor that there is always something with a bigger drone. Change nuking by bombing and city by hacienda if you prefer. Of course the concept of drone-bomb, once released, is like pandora's box. A double edged sword that could harm both parts. The natural answer from the enemy cartel after being bombed would be to intercept as many enemy drug-delivery drones as possible with a, lets name it, "falcon-fly drone", attach a package bomb and a postcard with a magneto and let it to continue their route. And if you are the police you could attach a beacon instead to convert it into a "Judas drone" and release it. Even better if you can catch again the drone in route or release the beacon automatically after a few minutes, the narcos wouldn't suspect that now you have a velocity and a vector. That would help you to trace a possible point of origin and maybe delivery over the same straight line.
sudosysgen 6y ago
How do you do attribution? What if you never find who killed the public figure?

pjc50 6y ago

Slightly baffled by this comment; Mexico is not a nuclear-armed state and is not going to start responding to its cartel problems with genocide? Or are you suggesting that the US would engage in a first strike genocide in response to a single quadcopter bomb?

martin_a 6y ago
"Nuked" probably only refers to somebody sending a bigger bomb on the way back and not so much on nuclear warfare.
pvaldes 6y ago
Is just an metaphor that there is always something with a bigger drone. Change nuking by bombing and city by hacienda if you prefer. Of course the concept of drone-bomb, once released, is like pandora's box. A double edged sword that could harm both parts. The natural answer from the enemy cartel after being bombed would be to intercept as many enemy drug-delivery drones as possible with a, lets name it, "falcon-fly drone", attach a package bomb and a postcard with a magneto and let it to continue their route. And if you are the police you could attach a beacon instead to convert it into a "Judas drone" and release it. Even better if you can catch again the drone in route or release the beacon automatically after a few minutes, the narcos wouldn't suspect that now you have a velocity and a vector. That would help you to trace a possible point of origin and maybe delivery over the same straight line.

sudosysgen 6y ago

How do you do attribution? What if you never find who killed the public figure?