“Any development that makes war appear to be easier or cheaper is dangerous and morally troubling. It lowers the political threshold of war. It threatens to weaken the moral presumption against the use of armed force.”
“Drone technology is spreading rapidly. As many as 50 countries are developing or purchasing these systems, including China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and Iran.”
Given the dual and triple uses of these things, they could be sold to hostile nations for surveillance, for instance, not attack. It would be difficult to institute controls, especially after their abuse by the US. Much the way helicopters were given to Saddam for crop dusting, not for spreading the poison gasses supplied at the same time.
It seems to me a drone could fly under the radar, hit the White House, a convoy with the President, NY harbor, a rocket being launched at Vandenburgh or Kennedy and ditch itself in the sea. With some thought the warhead would not be traceable or could be traced to the US.
It could even hit the President giving a speech in some other country.
Those may not have been such a great idea after all. The leadership of the US is on the verge of being driven underground.
Arf
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Lord have mercy...I need to double up on my anti depressants when I read your posts Bowser. Or commit suicide. ...
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My posts are usually lessons in spiritual Newtonian physics, very basic, very simple and yet hard for materialists to follow.
Newton: ...
- Damn I wish I was as smart as you. Why...you know me better than I know myself. Cool. So, what am ...
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Narcissistic personality disorder
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Sheldon!
OK, so I watch The Big Bang Theory.
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Ha! I have all of those and three more they didn't even think of! That makes me better ...
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Well I don't suffer from that...oh wait...Bowser...do I suffer from that?
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I'm probably better qualified to answer that, Jody.
Ummmm, what was the question?
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I'm probably better qualified to answer that, Jody.
Ummmm, what was the question?
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Well I don't suffer from that...oh wait...Bowser...do I suffer from that?
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Sheldon!
OK, so I watch The Big Bang Theory.
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My posts are usually lessons in spiritual Newtonian physics, very basic, very simple and yet hard for materialists to follow.
Newton: ...
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Sorry but your post reminded so much of this Star Trek episode.
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"The Capitalist Weapon"
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Following up a bit. I believe, I may be wrong, but I believe it is the Conservatives around here ...
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That was an Ugly, Ugly Post
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"Well, it is Flame Frank"
Bowser obviously sees anyone who isn't a conservative as a saint.
- Geez! Is that an accurate observation, or not? It seems to be. And if it's accurate and ...
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And Vice-Verse.
Hell,I don't have a problem with it being an ugly post. Just that he doesn't think it is ugly.
Th ...
- Bowser has always been able to burrow deep under your skin
- Okay, let's settle down a bit. I can get this kind of stuff on five dozen other boards.
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Hi. As part of the unilateral truce and ceasefire I'm observing, Frank, I should probably let you in on ...
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Thank you for all you do Bowser. You are a breath of sunshine on this forum. BTW I don't post ...
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Well...
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Damn! Someone get that poor heehaw outta the well!
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Damn! Someone get that poor heehaw outta the well!
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Well...
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Thank you for all you do Bowser. You are a breath of sunshine on this forum. BTW I don't post ...
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I've done both of those, and neither of them are causes for insult.
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So have I but I never bragged about it. We do what we have to do.
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So have I but I never bragged about it. We do what we have to do.
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"Well, it is Flame Frank"
Bowser obviously sees anyone who isn't a conservative as a saint.
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That was an Ugly, Ugly Post
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Nice call! 500 geek points!
But as I pointed out, when wars were nasty, dirty, and very, very personal, there ...
- You have a good point. I guess it doesn't matter. n/t
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"The Capitalist Weapon"
- On the other hand,