That suddenly reminded me of a Redditor talking about how some acquaintance of theirs works for a US military technology company, but is only involved in non-weapons research that has civilian applications.
When pressed, the Redditor said that the their friend was working on the mathematical theory for computers to control planes that have no power, such as under emergency landing conditions. I.e.: If the engine dies, the auto pilot can help steer the plane onto a runway.
"No, your friend is working on precision glide bombs. The emergency landing thing is just marketing to make it palatable. She might not even know, but that's definitely what she'd doing."
That stuck with me: someone could be working on bomb technology and not even know it.
When pressed, the Redditor said that the their friend was working on the mathematical theory for computers to control planes that have no power, such as under emergency landing conditions. I.e.: If the engine dies, the auto pilot can help steer the plane onto a runway.
"No, your friend is working on precision glide bombs. The emergency landing thing is just marketing to make it palatable. She might not even know, but that's definitely what she'd doing."
That stuck with me: someone could be working on bomb technology and not even know it.
Talk about an accountability sink!