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Re:Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government offi... by dgroshev on Friday May 15, 2026 @06:01PM (#48154498)
Why?

Have you seen what Russia is doing to Ukraine?

What's wrong with a European company working on not letting the same (or worse) repeat in the Baltic states or Poland?

Re:Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government offi... by blks on Friday May 15, 2026 @06:49PM (#48154955)
Because weapons will be used and you will have no control over how. And it being a European company doesn’t mean this weapon won’t be sold to Israel eg
Re:Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government offi... by karim79 on Friday May 15, 2026 @06:13PM (#48154613)
Given the current state of things I would say that it's really easy to pivot to "let's sell weapons to whoever wants them". Still presenting a product as a way to defend democracies is comical. At the end of the day, people with money will buy these things and it doesn't matter who because oversight is scarce.
Re:Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government offi... by michaelscott on Friday May 15, 2026 @06:17PM (#48154661)
Sure, but what _is_ the practical solution to the invasion of a foreign military power on your home soil then? Do you think these systems should only be developed by the government? And if so, do you then apply the same logic to anyone working in the government?
Re:Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government offi... by brahma-dev on Saturday May 16, 2026 @06:16AM (#48158767)
Idea. They can develop all they want, only the government should be the one buying and selling weapons. That way if a government decides to sell weapons to genocidal maniacs, people can vote that government out.
Re:Palantir has hired more than 30 senior UK Government offi... by michaelscott on Monday May 18, 2026 @06:00PM (#48186348)
This is functionally what already happens. The market to sell into for defense is almost entirely B2G, the only exceptions being places where the existing government is not very strong or centralized