Major Saudi Arabia oil facilities hit by Houthi drone strikes
This reminds me of a certain line of discussion about WWI. The leaders of the countries involved looked to the last war for clues on how to fight the next one. Except in the case of WWI, mechanization and the fruits of the industrial revolution had transformed the way war could be and ultimately was fought. The result was catastrophic.<p>It seems that we may be seeing a similar transformation with weaponized robots. Not just planes, but ships, tanks, trucks, and even submarines.<p>The US is leading the way here, with its ongoing, active drone warfare program:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;theintercept.com&#x2F;drone-papers&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;theintercept.com&#x2F;drone-papers&#x2F;</a><p>But unlike nuclear weapons, the barrier to entering the drone club is much lower. Poor countries and even non-state entities can play.<p>The strike against Saudi Arabia also hints at the enormous leverage possible when automated warriors are used with the goal of economic strangulation.<p>As such, this attack may be a preview of a world in which automated killing machines rework power relationships between countries rather suddenly.