From: Max M (maxmcorp@worldonline.dk)
Date: Fri Mar 21 2003 - 02:03:15 MST
I am not really shure whether I should have labelled this post as IRAQ
or WAR. But I actually do believe it is on topic, so I didn't. Sorry if
I choose wrong.
I cannot help but being somewhat amazed about the difference in power of
the Iraqi and the coalition forces. It is probably many things that
works together here, to make this difference.
But it seems that all the high tech weaponry developed by the US makes
an enourmeous difference in this war.
And amazingly enough there dosn't seem to be any efficient counter
meassures to these hightech weapons. At least not any that the Iraqis
have been able to get their hands on.
Ie. with laser guided precision bombs, it would seem obvious for the
Iraqis to put up powerfull lasers pointing anywhere else than on
important infrastructure, so as to confuse the guided bombs.
And naturally air superiority is paramount, so the country ought to be
massively packed with SAM's.
This left mo wondering if all this is caused by the fact that the
Iraqi's has been relatively isolated, and has no modern weapons anymore,
or simply because there is a difference in weaponry that is rising
exponentially?
Then it could be a glimmer of what the singularity could be like.
It is also a clear example on why it is important that these
technologies belong to "benign" countries. But perhaps there is some
kind of aoutomation in this, in that the free and rich countries are
better able to develop advanced technology?
The joker in this, is the rising power of the individual/small state due
to even more advanced technologies (NABC - Nano, Atomic, Bio, Chem). But
the best way to avoid individuals/small states being angry enough to use
NABC's as a tool of terror, is to ensure wealth, freedom and democracy
for as many people as possible.
Should this lead to more preemptive strikes, to ensure freedom and
democracy?
Should we work even harder, and take more chances, to make shure that it
is a rich and peacefull world before the technology get's to advanced?
-- hilsen/regards Max M Rasmussen, Denmark http://www.futureport.dk/ Fremtiden, videnskab, skeptiscisme og transhumanisme
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