I didn’t say don’t fight asymmetrically I am saying don’t be convinced drones make traditional military power obsolete, you still need ships, artillery, armored vehicles etc…
Oh I totally don’t think traditional military power is obsolete, I think it’s still a goddamn nightmare for anyone who doesn’t have it…i just think we don’t have it and could never get enough of it to matter! And if that’s the case, we’re presumably intending to use those weapons elsewhere. Which, look, maybe is fine, but I don’t think that should come at the expense of what I’d consider way more important stuff at home.
That said, CanadaPlus set me straight on some of that. He or she pointed out a lot of interesting points about how these tools do fit more into an asymmetric defense than I understood. I’d be interested if you have any thoughts about that thread!
Yeah I guess my point is what Canada needs isn’t necessarily an entire nation of militarized decentralized militias, what “asymmetric” means here is relative. Submarines, long range truck mounted anti-ship missiles, HIMARS type weapons that kind of thing.
I didn’t say don’t fight asymmetrically I am saying don’t be convinced drones make traditional military power obsolete, you still need ships, artillery, armored vehicles etc…
Oh I totally don’t think traditional military power is obsolete, I think it’s still a goddamn nightmare for anyone who doesn’t have it…i just think we don’t have it and could never get enough of it to matter! And if that’s the case, we’re presumably intending to use those weapons elsewhere. Which, look, maybe is fine, but I don’t think that should come at the expense of what I’d consider way more important stuff at home.
That said, CanadaPlus set me straight on some of that. He or she pointed out a lot of interesting points about how these tools do fit more into an asymmetric defense than I understood. I’d be interested if you have any thoughts about that thread!
Yeah I guess my point is what Canada needs isn’t necessarily an entire nation of militarized decentralized militias, what “asymmetric” means here is relative. Submarines, long range truck mounted anti-ship missiles, HIMARS type weapons that kind of thing.