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sp1ky comments on Slowing Moore's Law: Why You Might Want To and How You Would Do It - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: sp1ky 18 April 2012 02:19:57AM -1 points [-]

This post was ALL about rational debate. This is a highly calculated assessment of the fragility of Moore's Law. THis is the kind of stuff government advisors would probably have figured out by now. If you say this helps terrorists (which is ironic because the conclusion was only airbombing can stop fabrication, and terrorists don't have access to that yet), well this is also highly useful to anyone who wants to stop terrorists.

The conclusion is highly interesting. If a war was to break out today between developed nations, taking out the other's fabricators and nuclear capabilities must be the highest priorities.