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by imtringued 2460 days ago
Imagine people build super weapons and super defenses. With the push of a button you can kill 1000 people. With another you can defend the lives of 1000 people. As the arms race progresses the impact of the offense and defense tech grows. One day the weapons are strong enough to kill a billion people and defend a billion people.

One side runs out of defensive drones. How good is their negotiation position? They would have zero power.