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by ryuhhnn 462 days ago
So the “weapons of war” in question are… cameras? But because those cameras are also used by the Russian military that means that China Bad? Meanwhile gun laws in the US would like to have a chat…
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The modified drones have far more than cameras. This is more something like "You can buy a rocket, but supply your own warhead."
... which changes nothing. You can build a rocket in your kitchen with stuff you likely already have.
You can build a gun in your garage but that does not mean it doesn't matter if they suddenly show up at your local web outlet for anyone to buy. That said the combination of a drone and a mobile phone with the right software already makes for a pretty effective weapons platform - just add weapons of course - so this was to be expected.
Not a good one that goes where you want.
Cameras and fiber optic wire apparently