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They probably did up until the point when both sides were armed with them. But the difference with Napalms, B52s and drone strikes is the enemy they were used a
by ris 13y ago
They probably did up until the point when both sides were armed with them. But the difference with Napalms, B52s and drone strikes is the enemy they were used against were never likely to be able to obtain similar weapons and thus threaten their opponents to a similar extent.
I'm not particularly sure about the concept of "cowardice" here, I just had to point out this logical flaw.
- mikeash 13y agoOn what timescale does "never" apply? Large technological gaps in weapons between different people carrying out a fight aren't that uncommon, after all. A couple hundred years later and you can hardly tell the difference.
- ris 13y ago> On what timescale does "never" apply? Non-temporal colloquial "never". "Never in their wildest dreams" never.
- mikeash 13y agoIt seems reasonably possible that the people we're currently blowing up with drones would have similar technology by, say, the year 3000. (Not the exact same people, obviously, but that group of people.)