OK, so in a previous Diary, Your Droid Army is Complete, Lord Sidius.., I shared a video of the future of our military – highly mobile pack-robots suitable for combat missions which would easily be adaptable for actually fighting as well, be it domestically or on foreign soil.
Now, to extend the Star Wars metaphor, we are developing ‘Clone Storm Troopers’, complete with the cool exoskeletons which provide performance benefits that increase strength, endurance, etc. A technology that also makes the potential performance of each soldier identical and predictable without concern for the makeup of a particular unit (“CLONES”).
I am afraid that all the 2nd Ammendment rights in the world won’t be able to defend us from our own government after these technologies are implemented. Since we know it is coming, don’t you think it is time to do something about the coming asymmetry between the power of the people and the power of the military?
I am concerned that when people see and hear this sort of thing, the implications are too much for them and get ignored. This is dead real and dead serious, despite the neato technology and Star Wars angle. Put it on your personal issues list.
Jedis and light sabres are not real. What will we do if/when it is time for The Rebellion?
Ride a worm hole ahead in time and rescue Sarah Connor from the psych ward to deal with the rise of the machines?
Sorry i haven’t got a serious answer for you. The reality of it is a bit terrifying. But, I do think that humans have an advantage in that they’re innovative and creative problem solvers. I think we/us/they could find a way to defeat them. My pessimism lies in the ability of people to rise at all in their own defense.
Yeah, it’s really going to be up to the anarchist-technologists to save our asses. But they are too busy stealing your credit card accounts to have a coherent effort to combat these technologies.
Since EMF blasts are the most likely defense, it almost forces the opposition to use tactical nukes on the battlefield.
Other options I’ve heard discussed include intercepting/spoofing wireless communications to turn the droids against their masters.
Again this is REAL and will likely come to pass within 8 years. This is NOW.