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He told the New York Times that he thinks the U.S. will “very likely” find itself in a three-front war with China, Russia, and Iran. As a result, he said, the Pentagon should continue developing autonomous weapons at full speed, pointing to big mismatches in how far the U.S. would be willing to go while fighting a war compared with other countries.

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[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I believe they are referring to a far blunter instrument of death which would only purvey loss on a scale that is unprecedented and difficult to imagine.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Again, as the other respondent pointed out, the overwhelmingly likely end result of a nuclear exchange is hardly a “win” for any party.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 2 points 8 hours ago

Oh yeah, I just finished editing to add that part to be more clear of my opinion on the subject. There will never again be a nuclear “win” in human history, and in truth I wouldn’t even count the first.