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Very much more than likely just a coincidence borne of a widespread industry dealing with a hazardous product, but it's strange to me that this happens alongsid
by detritus 2y ago
Very much more than likely just a coincidence borne of a widespread industry dealing with a hazardous product, but it's strange to me that this happens alongside a major fire incident at a Scottish lithium recycling plant and so soon after the Russia/North Korea defence pact.
Given what's happening in Ukraine, lithium-powered drones of various types are clearly changing the game over there. It would, to me, make sense to 'cause problems' in that production pipeline.
*removes lithium-foil hat
- londons_explore 2y agoIt's true that drones have rather specific lithium batteries - the foils are thicker so the batteries can be charged and discharged faster than eg. mobile phone batteries. However, any lithium battery plant could, within a matter of days, be reconfigured to make drone-suitable batteries. Also, currently drones use a tiny proportion of the worlds battery production capacity. EV's and consumer electronics use vastly more. This capacity could easily be redirected. So attacking the battery production capacity as a way to limit the enemies drone production doesn't seem like the smart move.
- nine_k 2y agoSabotage activity by Russian agents has been spotted in many areas of Europe. It could spread to South Korea, too.