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 <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
On 08/29/2018 04:32 PM, Steve Kinney wrote:
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> On 08/29/2018 06:05 PM, Steven Schear wrote:
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>> 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."
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>> 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.
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> 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.