42 sats \ 4 replies \ @Fabs OP 23 Jan \ parent \ on: What possible future (technological) breakthrough might be a grave mistake? science
You make me feel uneasy, fellow Stackie.
I don't mean to. Some sats for your worries.
I think its unfortunate this isn't getting more attention. Nuclear tech has barriers to entry that make it "easy" to gatekeep.
These things are gonna be built with 8+ year old cellphone parts and will cost $2 each on Aliexpress.
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Link to an article: BETAVOLTAIC BATTERY RATED TO PROVIDE POWER FOR 50 YEARS
While the batteries in the picture and article are low power/long life batteries, it's only a matter of time before the Wh/kg of battery tech reaches a point these drone swarms become feasible.
On the bright side there's money to be made developing personal low-range EMPs or similar for defence, but that's another can of worms.