I am a criminal

[Steven Schear]

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 at riseup.net> wrote:

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