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> Any modern superpower will jealously guard strategic military technologies. Parts of it will, probably. But societies aren't homogeneous, and modern ones in

> Any modern superpower will jealously guard strategic military technologies. Parts of it will, probably. But societies aren't homogeneous, and modern ones in particular are interwoven in ways that produce behaviors at odds with protectionism. > But saying that democratizing access to military-applicable technologies has a restraining effect on military adventurism doesn't seem like a cohesive argument. Ukrainian combatants use of commercial drones and anti-tank shells might be a great example of how this argument is 100% cohesive. If a neighbor has the parts and ingenuity to craft weapons upon threat...maybe you try to play nice with them and their toys instead lest those toys turn deadly.

ethbr0 4y ago
> Ukrainian combatants use of commercial drones and anti-tank shells might be a great example of how this argument is 100% cohesive. That's a circular argument, as it's observing that a country fighting a defensive war will use available arms in a defensive manner.
- jasmer 4y ago
  Russia is doing the same thing. Moreover, what they are doing is 'very crude' and the higher end drones, equipment, targeting, munitions are not available to them largely because that information is guarded.
  - CamperBob2 4y ago
    They aren't missing information. They are missing parts. That embargo is what's important. Russians are not actually morons. Neither are Iranians for that matter.
    - ethbr0 4y ago
      There's a difference between being "morons" and lacking a self-sufficient industrial base. As to the latter, there's a reason Russia is buying drones and SRBMs from Iran...
    - jasmer 4y ago
      The Russians are not morons, but, they are not just missing the parts, they are behind on cutting edge issues. Not all, but many. Yes, the are 1st-class in that some of their gear is leading, but not that much of it. Iran, even more so. There is a ton of know-how they do not have in addition to the missing parts/industrial base/budget etc.

ethbr0 4y ago

> Ukrainian combatants use of commercial drones and anti-tank shells might be a great example of how this argument is 100% cohesive. That's a circular argument, as it's observing that a country fighting a defensive war will use available arms in a defensive manner.

jasmer 4y ago
Russia is doing the same thing. Moreover, what they are doing is 'very crude' and the higher end drones, equipment, targeting, munitions are not available to them largely because that information is guarded.
- CamperBob2 4y ago
  They aren't missing information. They are missing parts. That embargo is what's important. Russians are not actually morons. Neither are Iranians for that matter.
  - ethbr0 4y ago
    There's a difference between being "morons" and lacking a self-sufficient industrial base. As to the latter, there's a reason Russia is buying drones and SRBMs from Iran...
  - jasmer 4y ago
    The Russians are not morons, but, they are not just missing the parts, they are behind on cutting edge issues. Not all, but many. Yes, the are 1st-class in that some of their gear is leading, but not that much of it. Iran, even more so. There is a ton of know-how they do not have in addition to the missing parts/industrial base/budget etc.