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Yes, drones, but how is this much different in terms of strategy than packing a van with explosives like the IRA were doing in Britain in 80s/90s? https://en.w
by 4ndrewl 1y ago
Yes, drones, but how is this much different in terms of strategy than packing a van with explosives like the IRA were doing in Britain in 80s/90s?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Staples_Corner_bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Staples_Corner_bombing
- jonplackett 1y agoThere’s a reason Ukraine didn’t just drive a van right up to those bombers
- ponector 1y agoBut they did run semi truck with tons of explosive fertilizer on the Crimea bridge.
- jonplackett 1y agoWhich did not destroy the bridge.
- intended 1y agoIts covered in the article - they can target infrastructure nodes that were previously too boring to even consider. The threat envelope has become everything.
- matusp 1y agoTwo differences. (1) You can do more targeted attacks. The furthest IRA got was usually to park a van in front of a building. With drones, you can target individuals, cars, planes, etc, even when they are physically separated from public spaces. (2) Since you can do targeted attacks, you don't need that much explosives. This makes you harder to identify and track. Breivik had to buy a farm to have access to the amount of fertilizer he wanted to use.