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> kill en masse Taking a somewhat devil's advocate role here, many of the advances are the exact opposite of mass killing. They are trying to minimize collater
by 2rsf 6y ago
> kill en masse
Taking a somewhat devil's advocate role here, many of the advances are the exact opposite of mass killing. They are trying to minimize collateral damage, have better kill ratio or improve survivability.
Another side effect is that new technologies are being developed and later leak to the civilian market for peaceful uses.
I do think though that this is a huge huge waste of money, resources and human life.
- cblconfederate 6y agoThat's not necessarily good thing though. These weapons are cheap so they can also kill en masse but "tidily". It's less easy to project power with them without actually killing people, so they are less effective as deterrents. In the end, small-scale defense is becoming more important as well.