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> The 2004 Madrid bombing killed 191 people and wounded 1800 without requiring neither suicides nor drones Shakers in the 18th century made some of (in my opin
by joshuapants 11y ago
> The 2004 Madrid bombing killed 191 people and wounded 1800 without requiring neither suicides nor drones
Shakers in the 18th century made some of (in my opinion) the most beautiful wooden furniture with simple hand tools. But each piece took ages to produce and finish.
Now we have power tools and inexpensive stains and finishing products that dry quickly. The output of a legion of Shaker craftsmen can be matched by a single moderately skilled woodworker today.
Similarly, the fact that attacks were successful without drones doesn't mean that cheap, commonly available drones can't make it easier to do lots of damage. Nobody says you need these items to make a successful attack, just that they have the potential to make a bad attack much worse. Not to consider this while implementing countermeasures is irresponsible at best.
- icebraining 11y agoI don't see how operating a drone to deploy bombs compared to simply dropping bags with a timer in a train and leaving a few stations earlier is in any way comparable to hand vs power tools. Leaving the bags is arguably easier to do.
- joshuapants 11y agoIf I have 3 dozen bombdrones I get set them up automatically to take off at a certain time and proceed to their targets via GPS. I will have been seen absolutely nowhere near a bombing site, and could easily be out of the country before they even take off.