[Ultra Tech] Non-lethal warfare at TL9

jason taylor · 09-22-2023, 12:21 PM

The problem I see is that you have to make sure that EVERYONE follows the rules. If one party is willing to up the game the other has to match them or lose. Even if it is not practical to compete with a robotic army on the field, it is tactically feasible to engage in terrorism.

And the problem with everyone following the rules is that war assumes someone is not following rules; if they were there would be no war in the first place, just diplomacy.

09-22-2023, 12:21 PM	#13
jason taylor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon	Re: [Ultra Tech] Non-lethal warfare at TL9 The problem I see is that you have to make sure that EVERYONE follows the rules. If one party is willing to up the game the other has to match them or lose. Even if it is not practical to compete with a robotic army on the field, it is tactically feasible to engage in terrorism. And the problem with everyone following the rules is that war assumes someone is not following rules; if they were there would be no war in the first place, just diplomacy. __________________ "The navy could probably win a war without coffee but would prefer not to try"-Samuel Eliot Morrison