” ‘More generally, “let the experts design it” or “give it to the experts and let them see what can be done with it” has historically resulted in disaster.’ “ [my post 84]
“based on what?” [Steve Van Doorn, post 84]
So your memory failed before you hit the end of my paragraph?
I’m minded to recall that portion of Gulliver’s Travels where Lemuel encountered the immortals, who weren’t immune to mental aging, thus were unable to read more than a sentence without forgetting what they were doing in the first place. I forget what Jonathon Swift named that strange people.
For those dying to know, it’s based on the efforts & experiences of the US military establishment during the development of the air weapon, chiefly during the First World War. Unless and until you learn what Irving Brinton Holley Jr contributed to the development and explication of doctrine, you will never progress beyond a kindergarten level of understanding here.
By way of encouragement, _Ideas & Weapons isn’t a terribly thick book. Don’t be scared.
This seems like a circular argument. If there is no general guide line to make a weapon then no weapon can be made.