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Military Uses 'Bat-Hook' To Tap Power From Lines
Zothecula writes "As soldiers are fitted out with more and more electrical sytems to extend their capabilities, they become increasingly dependent on the power needed to run them. Since soldiers in the field don't always have ready access to an electrical outlet when they need to top up the batteries, the US Air Force has developed a device that taps directly into the electricity flowing through overhead power lines ... a kind of bat-hook for real-life superheroes."
It was unintended, but yes. I'll post it every time there is a story on /. that glorifies the military, because that is a surefire way to get us back to Manifest Destiny and the Cold War policies where we invaded countries at the drop of a hat
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Manifest Destiny was bigotry as a governmental policy. It had nothing to do with glory and everything to do with greed and racism.
The Cold War was political, not military, hence the "cold" part. The Military-Industrial Complex enjoyed it, but that was more about the industrial greed and less about anyone the military was invading.
We don't invade countries at the drop of a hat.
At least, not when Republicans are out of power.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States
I'm not sure offhand, but weren't the democrats in power for much of the cold war?
And I know it wasn't a specific war, but there were many invasions to keep Communism from spreading. Which is ridiculous - let communism spread if people like it. Other countries have rights too.
And if the public didn't see glory in the military, they wouldn't join or support the military and we would not feel it was our right to invade other countries.
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Again, who did we invade at the drop of a hat during the Cold War?
Viet Nam?
Ike.
Korea?
Truman, but since there was an invasion going on that wasn't us, it doesn't fit your drop-of-a-hat model.
if the public didn't see glory in the military, they wouldn't join or support the military
Possibly, but not a good thing. We need a military, and you've admitted as much in other posts.
and we would not feel it was our right to invade other countries
That doesn't follow at all. We wouldn't feel we had the capacity to invade other countries, but the belief in the right to do so is independent of the capacity. You're making the assumption that a strong military invokes blood lust. Which is asinine.
If you want to prevent future wars, learn how they really start. Hint: it's nothing to do with having too many soldiers.
Erm, what? If you want to help people, then join the Peace Corps, or some other volunteer organization. That's not hard to understand.
And yes, I paid my taxes, and no, I don't like that I had to. Hence stating my point of view and trying to convince people of my opinion. I plan on leaving the states once I am done with my PhD in Nuclear Engineering, unless things have gotten better.
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