tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post8847409263305376631..comments2024-02-23T03:29:54.261-05:00Comments on The Unreligious Right: The Drone RevolutionUNRRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-85633473227527305812011-06-21T14:54:48.463-04:002011-06-21T14:54:48.463-04:00Yeah, it was amazing that we were actually able to...Yeah, it was amazing that we were actually able to keep the Bin Laden raid secret long enough to carry it out.<br /><br />We've been dealing with missiles a long time, but our countermeasures have not exactly shifted the balance of power from offense to defense. But yeah, depending on the target we can deal with crude drones. Sophisticated ones resembling birds or insects would probably be another matter, though.UNRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-8762686200283965542011-06-21T12:43:42.374-04:002011-06-21T12:43:42.374-04:00"I hope so. But our ability to keep secrets i..."I hope so. But our ability to keep secrets isn't exactly great."<br /><br />True. The stealth helicopters used in the Bin Laden raid do give me hope. If we can hide the development of something like that, we can hide anti-drone technology. <br /><br />As far as non-sophisticated drones go, we've been dealing with missiles for a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-31922417033883032042011-06-20T19:14:36.912-04:002011-06-20T19:14:36.912-04:00"More than likely. We're also smart enoug..."More than likely. We're also smart enough not to talk about them. "<br /><br />I hope so. But our ability to keep secrets isn't exactly great.<br /><br />"I am also concerned about adversaries with non-sophisticated drones."<br /><br />That is definitely a potential threat. GPS would be the relatively new component, since simple drone technology has existed for quite awhile in the form of radio-controlled model airplanes and other vehicles.UNRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-73515084433497398462011-06-20T18:48:44.884-04:002011-06-20T18:48:44.884-04:00I am also concerned about adversaries with non-sop...I am also concerned about adversaries with non-sophisticated drones. It seems to me that any decent engineer with a GPS, airplane and explosives (or jet fuel?) could make non-sophisticated cruise missile.SteveBrooklineMAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-64363179442702812452011-06-20T17:16:41.536-04:002011-06-20T17:16:41.536-04:00More than likely. We're also smart enough not ...More than likely. We're also smart enough not to talk about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com