>The drone industry was allowed to basically "do whatever as long as it works", consequences be damned Yes because Ukraine fights an existential war and at thi

>The drone industry was allowed to basically "do whatever as long as it works", consequences be damned Yes because Ukraine fights an existential war and at this point on both sides people just shrug when a few civilians get blown up. The US isn't under existential threat and when they go to war their highest priority is to never risk the lives of operators and if possible, if only for PR reasons (and even then it doesn't always work) not generate news about rogue missiles or rogue killer drones. The attack on a school in Iran that killed 150 children apparently was already the result of a rushed mission that ignored procedures because this kind of thinking is starting to take hold in US defense circles. That's not just an ethical disaster but also a political and strategic one because these events can rally enemies around a regime and the political arena is where for the US wars are won and lost, both at home and abroad.