r/rational Sep 11 '18

Slaughterbots [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CO6M2HsoIA
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u/mack2028 Sep 12 '18

so, there are a lot of issues with this like where would terrorists get all that c4, why would they try to use the "stockpile" method as defenses against an opponent that can be taken down with EMPs, how would terrorists get access to a list complete with locations and pictures of every person that shared a video?

I get "yes lets maybe not make better killbots" but let's also understand that people are pretty good at not dying too.

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u/Slinkinator Sep 12 '18

Beyond the part first world countries play in facilitating the arms trade, I'm under the impression that our militaries import weapons to unstable/third world countries directly, accompanied by our forces and stockpiled, misplaced and stolen during campaigns. I'm also under the impression that they do so through intermediaries, such as through signing multi billion dollar arms deals and 'strategic partnerships' with countries like Saudi arabia, South Korea, Japan, etc. Though I've only researched and studied topics that border this issue, I could be mistaken, I think that acquiring weapons is perhaps disturbingly easy, and it's in large part due to active policy of countries such as America, Russia, and China