I never like to see anyone die, but when it’s a choice between us or them, I pick them. There is no way to know how many Americans his mortars killed, but it’s good to know it won’t be any more. Of all the weapons systems I've seen, this has to be one of my favorites. It's morally ideal in that it is totally harmless except to the guy who starts shooting at you. "...if it shoots, shoot back."
http://www.syrres.com/stc/products_lcmr.htm The technology that stopped him is called the LCMR: Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar-Enhancement and is made by Syracuse Research Corporation, a non-profit whose mission is to “keep America safe and strong by protecting its people, environment, and way of life.” The Lightweight Counter-Mortar Radar (LCMR) detects and locates mortar firing positions automatically by detecting and tracking the mortar shell and then backtracking to the weapon position.
http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=249992 Hillary got them $5M to improve that system for use inside the USA. It is being updated to track not only mortar shells but also small arms fire. So the local police will know in an instant when a gun is fired, and in a few shots, know exactly where.
$5 million of the federal funding will go to the Syracuse Research Corporation for the development of Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar-Enhancement (LCMR). The
funding will create new opportunities to improve and enhance national security. The radar, developed for the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and currently in theater, provides the capability to automatically locate mortar-firing positions by detecting and tracking the mortar shell, then backtracking to the weapon position. Accordingly, this technology will allow soldiers in combat to more effectively take cover from mortar fire, locate its origin, and respond. LCMR systems have already been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Funding in this legislation would upgrade these systems. SRC received $2.5 million of federal funding for the LCMR in FY 05.
Support our troops: First, BRING THEM HOME, but failing that, give them the best possible tools to keep them alive while they are in harms way.
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The idea of creating weapons that reduce loss of lives on our side and innocent bi-standers has some moral charm to it, however, "intelligent" killing that aids the troops in where to fire also has the potential to back fire. Examples: calling in air raids with a transposed number on the GPS coordinates, bombing a wedding party with a remote drone. Don't know what could go wrong with this weapon, but I expect that at some point, it will hear a school bus backfire and take out bunch of kids.
I don't want to see our young men and women put in harm's way either, but the reason that we are fighting two wars is largely idealogical. Effective weapons that make us appear evil make us worse.
Yeah, power corrupts. And it may just be that the only way we will avoid idealogical wars is for us to feel the pain of our children dying more than we do. One of the original Star Trek episodes spoke to that.
On the other hand, there is something to be said for being the biggest, baddest, S.O.B. on the block... especially if we could learn to "walk softly and carry a big stick".
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