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The issue with "high precision weapons" is that it merely eliminates the chances of aiming at a target and not destroying it. However, then the question is: "i
by xyzzy21 5y ago
The issue with "high precision weapons" is that it merely eliminates the chances of aiming at a target and not destroying it.
However, then the question is: "is it even the 'correct' target?"
The recent "ISIS-K" that turned out to be an innocent aid worker and his family is exactly how this can work wrongly: the weak link isn't the weapon; it's the targeting process that can be imprecise and inaccurate. A human process primarily. Are the rules of engagement correct? If not innocents get killed. What is the intelligence source? How is it analyzed? What cross referencing is used? How accurate are sensors and the matching to the target? Etc. Etc.