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[–] jfrnz@lemm.ee 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn’t make you any less responsible when the fruits of your labor are used to murder civilians.

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

What if I have only ever worked constructively on anti-missile defense systems?

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

A THAAD still could potentially be used for offense even though they don't use any warheads.

A better argument could be early warning systems, or even their space division where they may have NASA or ESA contracts. Products closer to scientific research, like the Osiris, crew capsules, or the lunar rover they are supposedly teamed up with GM to design.

[–] jfrnz@lemm.ee 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That’s a harder question to answer and depends more on your own moral compass. Do you believe that having better defensive capabilities empowers the users of your creation to feel safe enough to do evil things? I certainly don’t think you could absolve the makers of anti-missile systems who supply militaries that are committing genocide.

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Such as if Trump would start to send anti-missile systems to Russia.