Classified Report Shows America's Drones Aren't Just Killing Al Qaeda Members

[DreamGypsy]

29. I think you're being naive, or at least unimaginative...

Sure, the Chinese flying a biggish drone into the United States at high altitude for a hellfire-equivalent strike in New York City will not go unnoticed.

But drones are not rocket science, they are aeronautic science. Middle school students can buy kits and build drones. We're opening up the airspace over the U.S. to a wide variety of drone applications. Does the FAA have the situation fully under control...I don't think so.

Consider some event in the not so distant future...let's just say, uh...Superbowl XYZZY as an example. The media has dozens of UAVs in the air for news coverage. From a nearby location, someone(s) who have built/purchased/modified a similar drone send their UAV to join the mix. At a convenient point the rogue vehicle is directed across the stands, gently misting the crowd with a chemical of choice...oh, say ricin, as an example. How do the Air Force, antiaircraft weapons, or S2A missiles deal with that?? How many football fans die??

Would that be an act of terror? Yes. Is that a worse act of terror than killing 14 children in a school where an AQ target was sighted? I'll let you be the judge. The U.S. has proposed the ground rules (sic)...I guess that's air rules...in this domain. I worry a lot about that sow/reap relationship.

I am sure there are many devious and determined minds who can envision unanticipated uses and adaptations of drones far more horrific than my quickly constructed example. They don't need to be encouraged.

Sow. Reap.

Hmmm.