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Yeah, that is a valid point that I've thought about as well. Though there is also the argument that pilots would be told less critical information if the people
by 3pt14159 6y ago
Yeah, that is a valid point that I've thought about as well. Though there is also the argument that pilots would be told less critical information if the people commanding them didn't expect them to commit suicide before capture.
- leetcrew 6y agoFWIW, the US claims that they no longer give these pills to any military personnel. [0] as for why the pilots in particular, my (fairly uneducated) guess is that pilots inherently have knowledge of more sensitive information than a typical infantry person. while the soldier probably only has knowledge of local troop movements that will be stale in a few days (most US infantry standard procedures and equipment details are public knowledge), the pilot may know classified information about the aircraft they are flying. [0] https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/02/19/suicide-pills-needed-in-fight-against-isis-death-cult https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/02/19/suicide-pill...