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It's satire. Original tweet was about an environmentally friendly radar system from Raytheon
The fact that so many people actually fell for it is worrying not just because reality itself has become satire but because this post should be painfully obvious. Ain't nobody marketing missiles to anyone who cares about the carbon footprint.
A lot of things are pretty normal today that would've been satire 10 years ago
Not going to lie. I believed it and thought 'wow between this and the knife missile that greatly reduces civilian casualties Rathiyon are probably most morally upstanding war profiteirs of our era'
now I am just disappointed
The knife missile was actually kinda awesome in its own way tbh. Ridiculous precision for super long distance murder with as few casualties as possible.
It's also frightening that it exists.
the knife missile is so emblematic of the entire military industrial complex. can't stop engaging in unnecessary resource wars due to unnecessary casualties. instead, the military industrial complex will develop and sell a product to allow the killing of specific people in public spaces. and the more you think about the idea of being at a produce stand and someone standing next to you turning into a fine red mist, never to exist in physical space again, the more distopian it seems.
it reminds me of the episode of star trek where they encounter a planet that has eliminated war via coordinated computer simulations and voluntary genocides.
Knife missiles are real things?? Scary stuff. I'm about half way through the Culture series at the moment, never heard of them before..
It's the Hellfire AGM-114R-9X
A while back it was used to kill some dude without the other people in the same house being collateral damage, so it got meme status for a while.
Question. Are the knives really needed? I feel like getting hit with what is essentially a 5 foot long, 7 inch wide bullet, travelling at mach 1 would prove to be equally efficient at killing single targets, as strapping knives to it.
it reduces the risk of missing because the target bent over to pick up a quarter, or stepped to the side because they saw something interesting. the knives in question are basically swords that deploy radially from the missile body like an umbrella.
There have been times it's been used against a whole carful of people, and cars are bigger than seven inches.
If we're going to have missiles, knife missiles are a good thing
You're not going to beat the mosquito or rotavirus when it comes to environmentally friendly killers. Lethality, prodigious. Carbon footprint, minimal (small amount of flatulence, don't worry about it). This comment was sponsored by Gnawed VPN.
This reminds me of Jeremy Kauffman's ad, "War is Gay," which advocated for making militarism as gay as possible. The point is that militarism, or zabernism, is considered acceptable and even encouraged as long as DEI quotas are met within the military. https://youtu.be/kdfym6LKpQ0
I would argue against having military, but that'd be pointless. If we're going to have it, it should be as representative of the population as possible. It might save the lives of underrepresented citizens when we're invading.
So you actually believe a military should have quotas based on arbitrary characteristics such as race or gender, tied to the population it is meant to protect? That is, if the population is around 50% women, the military should attempt to have 50% women in all positions? And that any disparate outcome would be evidence of racism or sexism? Would that be your position taken to its extreme, while your actual position has the same essence but is much more sensible in degree? Or what do you think?
*edit: please don't downvote mori on this, those are absolutely valid questions and a chance to clarify without angry rebuttal is always welcome
So you actually believe a military should have quotas based on arbitrary characteristics such as race or gender
Not arbitrary at all. I think the makeup should exactly mirror the population distribution as closely as it can. We invade places, it's hoards of guys and it's a lot of rape and pillage and less worry about illegal orders. I think a proper distribution would help that out a lot.
And that any disparate outcome would be evidence of racism or sexism
Nope, don't give a shit about that at all. I just think they should try to have our military not being 99% white men covering each others asses doing shit they shouldn't. DEI isn't just about combating racism/sexism, it's making sure that the staffing matches the population. A team with 20% minorities will be less likely to be overzealous on minorities. A team of 50% women will be less likely to rape or allow the rape of women in action zones.
Would that be your position taken to its extreme, while your actual position has the same essence but is much more sensible in degree? Or what do you think?
Not quite sure I grasp that series of questions. I don't think they should force minorities/women into the military, but they should try hard to be representative and mix everyone together. Nothing beats sexist/racist views in individuals like working closely with people of other races/sexes. Hell it might even drive out people that should have power over other people.
It's obviously not without issue. But we need more mixing of culture/race/sex on the daily basis or we'll be in this while male superiority complex society forever.
Frutiger Anti-Aero
Aircraft shot down over shallow waters can even turn into coral reefs! Wow!
And just think about all the thankful sea critters feasting on the bodies!
What? The green revolution doesn't deserve anti-aircraft capabily?
make a better future for the children of the world by blowing up half of it
Killing is good way to reduce your CO2 footprint
Maybe the next iteration can have some seeds mixed in the payload to sprout little trees and plants over the wreckage.
I heard they're coming out with a new one that does have the seeds but they're all non-natives selected for maximum ecological impact. You win some, you lose some
Carbon neutralized
Woke SAMs
Lefty nonsense
Competition for Veridian Dynamics
Veridian Dynamics. We can. But we won't. Yet.
this should be in not the onion if real
NonCredibleDefense is leaking again...
Looks mostly grey to me
Thank the gods for that!
Is this fucking real?
Yes, but is it using recycled plastics?
*recycled plastic explosives