We'll have to agree to disagree there.
On what, that the US has the most powerful military several times over? Because that's not an opinion, that's just fact. And if you think being the most powerful military several times over isn't powerful enough yet, you should really consider what your agenda really is.
The US military & their R&D division is already working on Iron-Man / Spartan style Exo-Skeleton powered suits IRL.
So that's nothing new or surprising.
Yeah, well, the fictional Steel suit we're talking about is several times more advanced than what is currently being developed, what with it's super speed, near-Superman-level strength enhancement, and so forth. So we are talking about a hypothetical here, and that involves creating a power imbalance that puts the one we already have to shame.
Was General Lane that bad?
You could also get good people to be put in charge, it all depends on the writing staff and how they want to structure things for the sake of artificial drama. Since they're insistent on portraying the US military as the bad guys, we get that portrayal.
But you can't count on good people like Sam Lane being in charge. A Sam Lane might be using such a program responsibly, but the next guy might not. That's something you always have to consider, the tools you create might fall into the wrong hands, even when nominally on your side.
That's no different than what's happening IRL with the current business environment.
Well, I guess you're agreeing with me, then. Oh, wait, ...
You don't think that the US Government is monitoring our own Military Contractors to make sure they don't sell to bad actors?
We have entire programs dedicated to monitoring them, to make sure military level arms don't go to the wrong people.
The only difference is what you're selling.
If it isn't a fighter jet, attack chopper, tank, or naval warship, it's a powered suit.
We deal with that risk everyday.
Yeah, and stuff still slips through. And a Steel suit is way smaller than a fighter jet, so it's way easier to slip through.
Traitors, Double Agents, & Leakers are always a threat; in any organization and nation.
That's something we have to deal with and constantly be on the look out for.
That's what I'm saying.
What you should be worried about is our local government officials and their infinite stupidity in what they think of is a good idea. Just look at "
Operation Fast & Furious". That was a BAD IDEA from the get go, but the idiots in power wanted it to happen, and all it did was make things worse in Mexico and empowered the cartels.
So, add this to the list of wrong hands such technology could fall into. Seriously, you seem to disagree with me, but you keep making my points for me.
Those Authoritarian Regimes aren't happy with anything the Western Democracies do.
And they're ALWAYS constantly spying, hacking, trying to steal our technological secrets.
Again, you're making my point for me.
Have you not been following the news over the past few decades?
That's just a normal day of the week.
I have been following the news, which is why your "spread democracy through military force" tirade only causes something between amusement and bewilderment in me.
Cuba, has Castro and his family running the entire country for decades.
Cuba?! Cuba. Seriously. You're worried about Cuban spies and the Cuban military, are you? I mean, fucking hell.
They're always on Full Alert / Wary of losing power, especially since our goal as Western Democracies is to make sure their people becomes liberated from Authoritarian Regimes and to see a end to their Despotic ways.
We as Western Democratic Nations have a duty to tear down any Authoritarian Regimes and to bring more Democracy to their people.
That has been our goal since day one. If you don't think that's been our goal as Western Democratic Nations, you're deluding yourself.
The same can be said with any Authoritarian Regime. Their goal is to spread Authoritarianism around the world and to make sure to rule / control everything with their own friends in power or they themselves taking over more land / power.
You don't really think the CCP / Xi Jin-Ping's "Belt & Road Initiatives" are about actually doing good for the world via trade, do you? It's the CCP's tactic for "Debt-Trap Diplomacy" where they slowly take over poorer countries and expand their influence by gaining critical logistic points like a harbor, rail depot, airports, military bases, etc.
If you haven't been following the news, you should. You should be VERY worried about what XJP and the CCP are up to.
The end goal is the same, they want to control the world / rule the world via Authoritarianism.
We, the Western Democratic Countries want a world run by Democracy and a alliance of democratic nations.
The end goal is the same, it's a long term Life/Death struggle for supremacy of ideology, power, & control between Nation States.
What about Saudi-Arabia? They're an authoritaian regime, they oppress members of their own people, they enslave people from poorer countries, they murder journalists, they wage a genocidal war in Yemen, they use their money to buy influence in Western economies and politics. Surely, they have to be at the top of the list of regimes that need to be toppled in the name of democracy, no?
Edit: You know, never mind our own disagreements about geo-politics, the point is simply that fictional John Henry Irons might have reasons (whether you agree with them or not) not to give his suit technology to the US military.
