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"I mean, defense contracting is a bit of a drag and there's tons of red tape" Not to mention the tremendous moral hazard. I am unclear as to how anyone can fu
by rsync 12y ago
"I mean, defense contracting is a bit of a drag and there's tons of red tape"
Not to mention the tremendous moral hazard. I am unclear as to how anyone can function as a reasonable moral actor when they profit from war.
Calling it "defense" does not solve that problem.
- kghose 12y agoPlasma cannons don't kill people, people kill people, and we've already invented those.
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- lotsofmangos 12y agoChanges in topology kill people.
- Dylan16807 12y agoGenerally I would expect direct fire weapons to have much less collateral damage than bombs. Building a better bullet can save lives.
- ctdonath 12y agoAnd of late someone has: guided .50BMG bullets which can adjust their flightpath to assuredly hit a target (which, one can presume, is being shot to prevent others from being killed). EXACTO .50-caliber demonstration: http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2014/07/10a.aspx http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2014/07/10a.aspx