Don't think this is only for civilian consumption and mass-media war propaganda. Everyone is taken in by technological razzle-dazzle. Especially the generals a

Don't think this is only for civilian consumption and mass-media war propaganda. Everyone is taken in by technological razzle-dazzle. Especially the generals and politicians. That's how a certain country ended up spending an extra £100k per round to add high precision GPS targeting and guidance to wide dispersal flechette munitions. Now we can attack a square kilometre, with an accuracy of 50cm. Perfect for when you need to take out an enemy column right next to a school sports day, right? Most of us are taken in by the merest technological puff and bluster, with words like "precision", "accuracy", "power", "security" having no common meaning whatsoever. It's why we're in such a mess with privacy, cybersecurity and the like, because those in charge are good at comparing numbers but haven't the least idea what they're talking about at the most fundamental conceptual level.