The real threat to national security is, and has for generations been, policies that empower guys who think efficiency trumps resilience.
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Mark Gibbs <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Too late: http://www.indiegogo.com/robotdragonfly/x/1658702 ... basic >> version to be priced at $250 >> > > Yeah, I suppose it is inevitable. But the General Dynamics version with > push the state of the art forward rapidly, with capabilities far beyond the > ones we now have. I do not think it is wise to press forward quickly with > something that would be so useful to terrorists. > > It reminds me of what Henry Kissinger said once; something like: "we did > not think carefully about the ramifications of a MIRV'ed world." He > regretted pushing ahead with MIRV nuclear missiles. > > We should not always build every weapon we are capable of building. > > - Jed > >
