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sibelian

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10. I think America will probably always have the edge.

Reply to redgreenandblue (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 08:49 AM

Oct 2012

America is considerably more technologically advanced than almost all the comparable powers and there is no indication that America will give that up willingly.

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The Military Is Calling On These Robots To Do Things It Never Imagined [View all] xchrom Oct 2012 OP

The Bravery of Being Out of Range Bonobo Oct 2012 #1

it was the bombing runs in bosnia that first brought that thought to my mind. nt xchrom Oct 2012 #2

The same argument was used against the crossbow Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #16

well put, +1 maggiesfarmer Oct 2012 #23

Actually, this argument will not exist forever. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #28

Actually people in the military arms nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #32

The cartoon nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #34

Wow !!!! Remember to forget orpupilofnature57 Oct 2012 #3

All it's going to take is one very large ground war Kindly Refrain Oct 2012 #4

What do you think the time lag is for radio signals traveling 1000 miles? Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #17

That's not the issue. bemildred Oct 2012 #18

These are robotic tanks. The idea that they are easy targets is silly. Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #19

They have rubber tires, the idea that they will stand up in combat is silly. bemildred Oct 2012 #21

They would have to have extremely sensitive senors Kindly Refrain Oct 2012 #26

Who says they're going to be controlled from 500 miles away? JackRiddler Oct 2012 #29

The new arms race of automated weapons. redgreenandblue Oct 2012 #5

I think America will probably always have the edge. sibelian Oct 2012 #10

"always" is quite a long period of time. redgreenandblue Oct 2012 #13

that certainly *could* be the case... sibelian Oct 2012 #22

Hey sparky nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #33

Please don't respond to me with things like "hey sparky". sibelian Oct 2012 #39

It is not what I prefer, nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #40

This is what we will eventually see patrolling the streets of America to keep the RKP5637 Oct 2012 #6

Zardoz, but with machines. Zalatix Oct 2012 #7

Yep, that's the road we're traveling down, I fear. I saw a parade of police vans around RKP5637 Oct 2012 #12

Yep and they are hard at work making them autonomous. nt raouldukelives Oct 2012 #15

Skynet? Archae Oct 2012 #8

It's all about Defense contracts. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #9

Yep, and hoards of money in northern Virginia where many of the recipients of all of that RKP5637 Oct 2012 #14

I admire your clarity of vision. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #31

Thanks dixiegrrrrl RKP5637 Oct 2012 #36

That's one dope robot .99center Oct 2012 #11

That is the stuff that the Pentagon is willing to show the public. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #20

See, this is why we can't have nice things such as single payer health care... SammyWinstonJack Oct 2012 #24

+1 xchrom Oct 2012 #25

What, no bayonet attached to it, its completely useless obviously!!! winstars Oct 2012 #27

"...and Kill Bad Guys" JackRiddler Oct 2012 #30

Looks like a defense contractor got rich off another piece of shit n/t tabasco Oct 2012 #35

Wonder weapons to defend the crumbling empire that's going broke building wonder weapons. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #37

right? nt xchrom Oct 2012 #38