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> Aren't assassinations targeted by definition? Sure. I should have said assassinations and targetted attacks. The video shows the ability to target specific r
by zizee 3y ago
> Aren't assassinations targeted by definition?
Sure. I should have said assassinations and targetted attacks. The video shows the ability to target specific races/genders/demographics.
> The drone is just a delivery mechanism for the ordinance, and good luck getting your hands on that.
I don't know why a shotgun cartridge could not be used in place of a shaped charge. Just pop down to your local Walmart.
You seem to be arguing that this work speculative fiction isn't interesting because we already have a huge number of ways to kill people, and that it's not currently possible. The point of this sort of fiction is to get us to imagine a world where these things are possible, where it is achievable.
- coderenegade 3y agoA shotgun cartridge would be vastly less effective, and in many countries, even getting your hands on ammunition is difficult. My objection is that it's mostly fright porn for drumming up mindshare. I don't think it's particularly compelling because a) imagining such systems is trivial, and b) there are already ways for us to achieve the same goal, so it's not even a novel threat. But of course, that's just my opinion. Others obviously feel differently.
- CapstanRoller 3y ago>I don't know why a shotgun cartridge could not be used in place of a shaped charge. Shotgun shells don't do much without a barrel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SSdLQcGEio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SSdLQcGEio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxBoO9Hs5E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxBoO9Hs5E But that's beside the point. There are folks on YouTube making all sorts of dangerous things in their garden sheds on a shoestring budget. If Explosions&Fire can do it, so can a dedicated attacker.