We live in a world where weapon technology has vastly outpaced technologies capable of defending against that weapon. For example: intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) give us the ability to annihilate an entire city anywhere on the planet with very little notice, but our ability to defend against ICBMs has only recently become possible. Even relatively easy-to-acquire firearms have unsatisfactory defensive options (such as Kevlar materials and camoflague techniques) when compared to traditional melee weapons and suits of armor. Particularly in the case of lethal weapons (like firearms) used by both sides in any given conflict, victory rests less and less with who happens to be wearing body armor and more with who simply fires first. Go watch “The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly”, you’ll see what I’m talking about. No no, I’ll wait.
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