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If I you can project power globally , but as soon as a human is put on the ground they're disintegrated by a 100 dollar drone, how important was your ability to get there?

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jacquesm2mo ago· 4 in thread

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Spiderweb

dmitrygr2mo ago

>> How exactly do drones project power globally?

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Spiderweb

"The next country over" != Worldwide

jacquesm2mo ago

You could do this anywhere in the world for a very small amount of money.

The implications of the Ukrainian war have changed the balance of power for ever. No airport will ever be safe again.

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cosmicgadgetOP2mo ago

Clandestine power projection. Neat!

jacquesm2mo ago

Somewhere in the next decade we'll wake up to a large military base, port or airport utterly wrecked by some party spending << $100k.

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John238322mo ago

If I you can project power globally , but as soon as a human is put on the ground they're disintegrated by a 100 dollar drone, how important was your ability to get there?

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