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The technology of war

I'm not generally in favour of wars, but this does make you wonder whereit will all end. Since ancient times the military have always been at the forefront of technology, with WW2 marking the first fully mechanised war. People driving and flying machines, and fighting using machine guns.

With increasing automation we could just end up with warfare being one set of machines fighting another, with humans completely removed from the equation. In this scenario war itself becomes an increasingly pointless exercise.

However, I don't think this situation will ever really occur. I'm no great military expert but from the few wars that I've seen (on telly) and read about in history books the primary purpose of wars seems to be to destroy human beings - chiefly civilians - by the quickest and most efficient means available. The side which destroys the most humans the quickest generally wins.

- Bob

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Monday 22 April, 14:47
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The Sound of Inevitability

I suppose. Though all this is building up to something more than just dissuasion.

Hmmm...

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Tuesday 23 April, 18:40
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