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Hundreds of people die preventable deaths every year trying to cross that border. Exposure, dehydration, drowning, etc. If you don't know anything about where
by busterarm 3y ago
Hundreds of people die preventable deaths every year trying to cross that border. Exposure, dehydration, drowning, etc. If you don't know anything about where these people are you can't do anything to help them.
Even if you support open borders, this technology is essential.
- fabrice_d 3y agoHow many of them were helped thanks to Anduril products?
- busterarm 3y agoNobody publishes statistics on this directly but we know that in recent years that the number of border crossers that have to be rescued from dehydration and heat exhaustion is in the hundreds per week. Given that AST's towers/software identify objects of interest to CBP, it's probably safe to assume that number is high.
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoWhat is the purpose of Anduril's products; to help suffering migrants, to keep them out, or some other purpose? I'm not convinced that a company named after a sword has good intent no matter how well their PR department tries to package it.
- pxc 3y agoThe way this actually works is that militarization occurs most heavily in geographically favorable parts of the border, so that the least surveilled parts are the most physically dangerous to cross. In this way, increased technological sophistication at the border increases the number of deaths in border crossings. Border Patrol isn't out there rescuing thirsty migrants. In fact, they're known for destroying life-saving water caches and brutalizing activists who try to provide water or medical aid to people wandering that part of the desert.