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thunderforklast Thursday at 5:56 PM1 replyview on HN

Firing a projectile at an individual combatant?


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dlubarovlast Thursday at 8:48 PM

Projectiles hit the wrong target all the time. Especially when we get into artillery or air strikes where there's no line of sight to a uniformed soldier, commanders can't be sure if they're going to hit the intended target. That's why we have the principle of proportionality rather than an impossible standard of zero collateral damage.

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