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Peter's avatar

Thanks for this superbly informative post... I'm glad I no longer serve in the military. I hope there are better brains than mine working on how to conduct war with, and defend against, drones! (I have been watching the Russo-Ukrainian conflict where drone warfare is the testing ground for this scary development... probably equal in consequence to the development of machine guns pre-WWI, and air power following WWI.

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Drones Not Done, TOO

Hit Me, If You Can: The Coy Decoy.

https://semperdoctrina.substack.com/p/drones-not-done-too

Enjoy!

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First, thank you Robert Gore, for mentioning my work in your recent post, "The Ant's New Weapon"!

https://straightlinelogic.com/2025/06/17/the-ants-new-weapon-by-robert-gore/

Second, I wrote an earlier drone post, speculating on possible responses to the drone-saturated battlespace. Frankly, I'm surprised it has not happened yet!

"EMPs will be used against electronic and electrical systems. It’s inevitable. ... We could see conflicts where non-nuclear EMPs (NNEMP) weapons destroy electrical and electronic systems but leave structures, people, and other life un-impacted. This leads me to my second prediction: Increased use of animals and insects in combat environments, building on a long history of such use ..."

Rock! Paper! Scissors!

Cocaine-Powered Pigeons

https://semperdoctrina.substack.com/p/rock-paper-scissors

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