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“Every age mourns its weapons as uniquely horrifying, its warfare as uniquely hopeless. Without historical perspective, each new development in war seems like its end—from the “unholy” crossbow to the “apocalyptic” cannon, the “cowardly” submarine to the “inhuman” drone.”

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Book:Schizoposting
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