I believe the author agrees with this, since a few sentences later they state: > But drone technology is too cheap, too modular, and with too many useful civil

I believe the author agrees with this, since a few sentences later they state: > But drone technology is too cheap, too modular, and with too many useful civilian applications for the big players to control their manufacture. >What would you restrict, if you wanted to prevent any other actor from building drones? Batteries? Rotors? 3D printers? $17 Raspberry Pis? Theres definitely a recognition of how cheap and easy it is.