▲ 620 ▼ Funding (mander.xyz) submitted 2 years ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tallricefarmer@sopuli.xyz 40 points 2 years ago (3 children) Ok but i really hope we never fund attack insects permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://patents.google.com/patent/US8967029B1/en permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 years ago Not all uses of such weapons are prohibited by treaty. The present invention is capable of delivering lethal and non-lethal toxins, including any agent that can be carried and administered by a mosquito. I'm sorry but WTF. This is a patent about using mosquitoes to deliver lethal toxins? How is this not prohibited by chemical warfare treaties? Only legal if you use it against your own citizens? permalink fedilink source parent [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Depends who they're attacking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fogle@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago Doesn't matter who they're attacking it matters who they could attack permalink fedilink source parent [–] Windshear@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm sure DARPA probably already has research in this area. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago Probably from around 1950. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://patents.google.com/patent/US8967029B1/en permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 years ago Not all uses of such weapons are prohibited by treaty. The present invention is capable of delivering lethal and non-lethal toxins, including any agent that can be carried and administered by a mosquito. I'm sorry but WTF. This is a patent about using mosquitoes to deliver lethal toxins? How is this not prohibited by chemical warfare treaties? Only legal if you use it against your own citizens? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 years ago Not all uses of such weapons are prohibited by treaty. The present invention is capable of delivering lethal and non-lethal toxins, including any agent that can be carried and administered by a mosquito. I'm sorry but WTF. This is a patent about using mosquitoes to deliver lethal toxins? How is this not prohibited by chemical warfare treaties? Only legal if you use it against your own citizens? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Depends who they're attacking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fogle@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago Doesn't matter who they're attacking it matters who they could attack permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fogle@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago Doesn't matter who they're attacking it matters who they could attack permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Windshear@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm sure DARPA probably already has research in this area. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago Probably from around 1950. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago Probably from around 1950. permalink fedilink source parent