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Re:US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys... by CoastalCoder on Thursday July 09, 2026 @11:42AM (#48847775)
Most of us who build weapons of war live with some awful dilemmas. One of them is:

We want to perform our work skillfully, effectively, and professionally. But we never want our tools to actually be needed.

(Another is that we can't effectively create a shield without the risk of it being used as a sword.)

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Re:US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys... by Jtsummers on Thursday July 09, 2026 @12:44PM (#48848762)
Or as my dad, a CSAR pilot, used to say, "I'd be happy to be out of a job."
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Re:US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys... by YeGoblynQueenne on Friday July 10, 2026 @07:35AM (#48858534)
Well then don't make weapons of war.

If you make a hammer, it can always be used to murder someone, but if you make an AK-47, there's only one way it can be used. So if you don't want what you make to be used for killing, don't make an AK-47. If you 're good at toolmaking, choose to make tools that are not weapons.

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