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by hackan 1018 days ago
New wars all over the world. Or, better said, new ways to wage wars.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/28/there-are-s...

It's been strange/scary to see weapons of war running the same open-source software as flying toys that I've played with myself (the Betaflight HUD is clearly visible in some of the footage from Ukrainian drones). I guess there's always been a concern that somebody would weaponise a consumer/hobbyist drone, but that concern has been more about the potential for terrorism rather than their use in a major war.

You can always use a knife to eat or to kill; everything can be "weaponized", including our own body.
Yes but some objects make much better weapons than others. We don't let the public own frag grenades.