[wildbill]

I predicted the end of the Soviet missile threat as soon as our anti-missile systems caught up with our human weapon systems.

We’ve had several generations of kids growing up to fight interstellar aliens or whatnot using joysticks and push-button weapons. My guess is they’d be bored by having a twenty-minute window to shoot down a missile.

The new UAV weapons are perfect for these kids. They’re pre-trained in many ways.

[allmendream]

My brother tells a story he heard about a Russian General on tour with a Soviet Premier in the U.S.A.. We took them to a U.S. mall to show them the glories of Capitalism when the General heard little electronic pings and beeps. He said “What is over there?” and was told “Oh, you don’t want to see that! It is just kid stuff.”. Telling a Soviet Russian that he didn’t want to see something only increased his interest, figuring we had something to hide. So they showed him a Video game Arcade!

He was FLOORED. “The Americans are training their youth in computer assisted warfare! No wonder they didn’t want me to see!” he thought. Then he heard a different sound, the sound of a quarter falling into a slot, and he realized it wasn’t a conspiracy to train our youth in computer assisted warfare, it was a conspiracy to separate a 15 year old from his quarters. At that point he realized Communism was doomed.

And having U.S. soldiers who already know how to drive a car, fly a flight simulator, shoot a gun, and operate a joystick; have been an invaluable aid to our war readiness for generations.