Quote Originally Posted by thir View Post
The present military use of drones and the coming of civilian uses presents numerous ethical, legal and practical problems.
It’s not exactly new age tech is though, because it’s as old as the fourth or fifth James Bond film. I am surprised that it has taken all this time to realise the potential of drones. The Americans and British have opened a can of worms with all this espionage shit over in Afghanistan. The loss of one in Iran is really of no importance, because I would think that any country with the brains to make nuclear energy will have the brains to make a remote controlled aircraft.

I was surprised to see the size of the modal remote controlled aircrafts in the local shop the other day. You have robbed me of my thoughts, thir. I was looking at a helicopter the other day in the shop and it was the size of coffee table.

I don’t think we need to worry too much about The CIA or MI5 for that matter. I think there is more chance that terrorists will get to realise their potential against the soldiers on front lines. They could be in and out with a nerve gas at night before the poor guard knew what was taking place. What a better way to plant a bomb in a big city, no one would take a blind bit of notice of a toy aircraft. The point is that a drone or modal aircraft does not have to be big to invade privacy or cause mass destruction. I just thought I would give you a few of my thoughts on the subject. Military drones are just the tip of the iceberg before long you will need a licence to fly a modal aircraft and with licensed wing markings.

Be well IAN 2411