Stingers seem to be the deciding element for the Soviets in their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Wasn't it Isaac Asimov that used gene-targeted assassination as the major plot element in one of his stories? On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 7:04 PM Mirimir <miri...@riseup.net> wrote: > On 08/29/2018 04:32 PM, Steve Kinney wrote: > > > > > > On 08/29/2018 06:05 PM, Steven Schear wrote: > > > >> No popular insurrection against a modern military has occurred mainly > >> due to the lack of easy and affordable access of smart weapons. > > > > Define "smart weapon." > > > >> broad > >> interpretation of DD's right to publish its 3D plans might soon lead to > >> practical TOW, Stinger and other smart weapons that could neutralize > >> commonly deployed advanced military tech. > > > > Pardon my language, but your ignorance on this subject matter appears to > > be absolute. The sentence above presents as meaningless and > > embarrassing noise, to an audience that understands the technology you > > are talking about. The CPunks list has more than enough engineers and > > technicians to assure "no sale" for your ignorant bullshit. > > > > :o) > > Biological weapons are arguably the only option with enough force > asymmetry. But then, victory would be rather hollow ;) Unless, I > suppose, one could target particular shared sets of genetic alleles > (loosely, "races"). But then, governments are certainly doing just that, > with far more resources. >
