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Why?
by acuozzo 3y ago
Why?
- voakbasda 3y agoBecause the government knows IR would be a pivotal tool in a civilian guerrilla uprising, and they want to keep such things out of the hands of the proletariat?
- acuozzo 3y agoGot it. It was a genuine question asked out of ignorance on my part. How would the extra resolution be useful in warfare?
- KRAKRISMOTT 3y agoAnti aircraft missiles (everything from plane launched to manpads), heat seeking weaponry capabilities, night vision, multispectrum sensors, optical gas imaging and a whole host of other dual use scientific applications. High resolution thermal vision is the lynchpin behind all of them. I am not sure why they are still tightly controlled since you can easily acquire them overseas.
- voakbasda 3y agoThe US government is terrified of its citizenry, as they are the only people that stand a chance of “fixing” it.