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I would prefer we not have homemade cruise missiles all over the place. The people who need them can make them after all.
by wbl 3y ago
I would prefer we not have homemade cruise missiles all over the place. The people who need them can make them after all.
- numpad0 3y agoSure, it's getting increasingly easier to just buy China made for ITAR-protected products. Night vision cameras, thermals, drones. They're fine, way more user friendly, often cheaper too.
- fullspectrumdev 3y agoThere are now even Gen3 night vision tubes being made in China. They aren’t quite as good as US made ones yet, but it’s getting pretty close.
- CamperBob2 3y agoCongratulations, you are why we can't have nice things.
- rfrec0n 3y agoTo be fair, nobody actually neeeds cruise missles
- non-chalad 3y agoI need some, for mail delivery. Those messages won't send themselves.
- CamperBob2 3y agoWhen it comes to getting the message across, never underestimate the bandwidth of a W84-equipped GLCM.
- bigiain 3y agoApparently the hobby drone racers are doing that now: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-04-05/how-a-small-community-of-hobby-drone-racers-made-a-weapon/103654458 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-04-05/how-a-small-c... And it's certainly not just a recent Ukraine related thing either: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/boffin-builds-backyard-missile/NYAM4DESUBJZCTXHXIP2LLO32I/?c_id=1&objectid=3505296 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/boffin-builds-backyard-missile...