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Re:Google employees reportedly quit over military drone AI p... by astrodust on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @01:36PM (#17075849)
There's an extraordinarily fine line between agricultural fertilizers and industrial explosives.
Re:Google employees reportedly quit over military drone AI p... by walshemj on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @03:21PM (#17076919)
I was thinking more along the lines of chemical weapons.
Re:Google employees reportedly quit over military drone AI p... by astrodust on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @04:13PM (#17077469)
Same thing. Chlorine gas is commonly used in many industrial processes, but it's also a highly toxic chemical that has been used (and banned!) in warfare.

The biggest problem is so-called "dual use" chemicals and compounds where there are legitimate military and non-military uses.

You can build extremely dangerous explosives from chemicals found on the shelf at a drug store, but that doesn't mean that company is in the business of selling explosives.