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IDF Trophy or similar systems work… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy_(countermeasure) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy_(countermeasure)

• WJW 5y ago
  Trophy and similar weapons work by sending a cloud shard of metal shards in the direction of the target. Given that a presidential convoy will often be in the presence of large amounts of civilians, using active defense system may mean shredding a couple dozen voters (possibly on live television). I can't imagine many politicians being very happy about that. I think DIY weapons would be the more dangerous threat btw. A sharpened stick on one of those racing drones could rest on top of (say) a small shack until the target comes by, then strike extremely quickly.
  • newsclues 5y ago
    I don’t think politicians will really care about staying alive from an attack even if a few bystanders die from the countermeasures.
    • WJW 5y ago
      It's not so much for when it actually happens, but publicly driving around in a car that will kill bystanders when attacked is still a no-no from a PR perspective. Just imagine how many attack ads you could create off that one thing alone.