people like “what if they 3D print the next generation of weapons” ok, what if they 3D print the last?
like, we’ve been doing modern war for a century now, lotta good ideas bottlenecked on steel or skilled labor that wouldn’t be an issue now
durable, doesn’t depend on access to built-up logistics chains (if EVEN you overran a base, can you fuel and repair gas turbine engines?)
there was a WIRED article a bit ago like “we TRIED to make an AR-15 on our own but not quite there yet”, and like, if your manufacturing tech’s “not quite there” on an AR?
YOU MAKE AN AK