&gt; It&#x27;s honestly the worst line of investigation I could think of.<p>Really? You don&#x27;t think investigating whether technological progress has (or hasn&#x27;t) improved the damages caused by war is worthwhile?<p>The issue that we somehow can&#x27;t manage to stop going to war is a distinct one. Just because it would be preferable to not start wars in the first place asking followup questions about the effectiveness of attempts to reduce collateral damage and indiscriminate slaughter when we do seems reasonable to me.