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Very cool!
It's reported that the Mossad used an FN-MAG controlled by satellite link to kill Iran's top nuclear scientist.
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David, if I may: Do not celebrate prematurely. There are in fact multiple "downsides."
First, he had to be killed. Basically, that means we and our allies could not resort to more refined or more peaceful or more effective methods. Those failures are obvious to everyone else.
Second, the world's dictators will now take further steps to protect themselves and their minions.
Third, there will be multiple political backlashes: against Israel, against politicians in our own country, and when we need to deal with foreign governments powers, whether allied, neutral or enemy. In other words, we show ourselves to be LESS TRUSTWORTHY by being prone to accepting such crude and violent means.
Fourth: We must now assume this technology is in the hands of the Iranians and will get both to other radical pseudo-Islamic terrorist groups, and to Red China, and finally, to North Korea. VERY BAD NEWS! One-ton satellite-controlled killing machines in the hands of terrorists! Or Chinese or North Korean "operatives."
Fifth: the gun control lobby WILL find a way to use this news to incite fear, here.
Sixth: Both Iran and the terrorists such as the Islamic State and Hamas will use this as both propaganda and a recruiting aid, and they will look for revenge against both countries that they consider Satans, especially the "Big Satan" -- us.
Seventh: That's one down and millions to go.
Eighth: Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is not the only person who can build a nuclear weapon, and there are those who can just give Iran one, or at least the plans, aid and material it needs.
These problems indicate someone did not think this through adequately
I do greatly fear the spread of nuclear weapons, and even that they have spread as far as Russia, China and North Korea gives me dread. I do not mourn for any who would assist nations such as those and Iran obtaining them. But, this was rather crude. The one upside is that there was no military attack on Iran, and thus less of a chance of open war.
Over the course of the day I made it through that article. The only thing “uncool” in there was the gratuitous references to AI, without any explanation. Compensating for latency and recoil is not AI, unless you’re one of those savages who think AI is nothing but a bunch of nested if statements.