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> The games went to a Saudi sovereign wealth fund. The map went to defense. The map went to offense. Nobody needs scans of someone else's country for "defense"
by close04 4mo ago
> The games went to a Saudi sovereign wealth fund. The map went to defense.
The map went to offense. Nobody needs scans of someone else's country for "defense".
At this point it's a given that any data source that can bring an edge in a conflict is being used for exactly that. Things that film and scan surroundings are the newest addition. When a fleet of cars is taking cm or mm resolution scans of entire cities or even countries the safe assumption is that the data is funneled for intelligence and military purposes.
- sciencejerk 4mo agoEh, the maps could be used for true domestic defense...but examples of foreign invasions on USA soil are scarce...