Cyberbeast
History moves as fast as the weapons, so if you want to understand the power of technology, study the art of war.
In the 1930s, military strategist General J.F.C. Fuller predicted that “the armies of the future will be besieged by hordes of motorized guerrillas, irregulars, or regular troops making use of the large numbers of civilian automobiles available.”
War is no longer about two armies facing off in an open field. Modern warfare is ubiquitous and well documented, but it is nowhere near being guided by codes and remote control.
Fuller played a pivotal role in the advancement of tanks and the strategy of armored warfare, a highly advanced military vehicle-on-vehicle combat that combined infantry, artillery and armored vehicles.
Last week, Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov took to Telegram to claim he'd been gifted a Tesla Cybertruck by Elon Musk himself — a claim that was understandably dubious — and the warlord claimed the vehicle was combat-ready, complete with a turret.
“Based on these outstanding characteristics, the Cybertruck will soon be sent to areas of special military operations where it will be in high demand under the right conditions.”
Kadryov in The New Yorker
Explained The man known as “Chechen Putin” and “the Dragon of Chechnya,” and who appears in a book titled “Genocide: A Comprehensive Primer,” ruled the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation for almost two decades.
He added: “It's no wonder we call it the Cyber Beast. This beast will undoubtedly bring great benefits to our military.”
Cyber ISIS
ISIS rebranded a Toyota pickup truck. Will a Russia-Ukraine war do the same for the Tesla Cybertruck?
Probably not. The Cybertruck's stainless steel exoskeleton can stop bullets, but it can only fire up to 9mm rounds, so it certainly can't deal with anti-tank rounds or IEDs.
But what if it were possible?
Shortly after this strange news story broke, rumors of a doomsday military Cybertruck called the Sting began circulating. The mysterious military contractor Archimedes Defense has partnered with Unplugged Performance, which offers performance upgrades for the Tesla Cybertruck, to The invincible Tesla Cybertruck.
This track is an unplugged performance
Upfit The company is designing upgrades for the Tesla fleet, with the goal of outfitting the next generation of law enforcement vehicles, from patrol to transport to tactical.
The companies claim that these upgrades will provide “14.5mm heavy machine gun ammunition” and “protection against IEDs and landmines.”
On a side note, my friend just bought a Cybertruck, which is awesome. I have no interest in the life of a soldier and wouldn't want to go to war in one of these cars, but having ridden in one, I can say it would probably make an awesome war machine.
Call of Cyber Duty
Like many millennials, I grew up playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, arguably the best-selling subseries of all time. Over the years, the game has featured several vehicles that resemble the Tesla Cybertruck. With names like Warthog, Ripper, and Goliath, these vehicles sported the angular exoskeleton of Elon Musk's futuristic invention.
Most media consumption is no longer fixed, and subscription models allow technology companies to release unfinished products. Napoleon said that “fitness to war is fitness to motion,” and that the power of an army is measured by “the product of its mass and its speed.”
“The tri-motor version can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.9 seconds, which is incredibly fast for a vehicle of this size, and it also boasts a range of up to 500 miles on a single charge.”
This is similar to the concept of hyperreality, the idea that representation precedes reality, that a map precedes the land it depicts.
The Industrial Revolution gave us the ability to proliferate images. There is too much information to fully comprehend reality, so we turn to the media to deliver replicas that we accept as truth. As a result, we lose connection with the real world, the world before it was represented.
These representations defy death, or so they seem, and therefore become more important than reality. They prolong moments in which we would like to dwell forever.
There are no gaps or spaces in the digital world.
Cyber warfare
In 2017, Elon Musk warned that AI could start World War III, signing a letter with 116 experts from 26 countries warning that “the use of autonomous weapons could bring about a 'third revolution in warfare.'”
“Once developed, lethal autonomous weapons would enable armed conflict to be waged on an unprecedented scale and with speed beyond human comprehension,” the letter warned. “They could be weapons of terror, weapons used by dictators and terrorists against innocent people, or weapons hacked to behave in undesirable ways. We do not have much time to act. Once this Pandora's box is opened, it will be difficult to close.”
The military is one of the largest funders and adopters of AI technology, but state and industry are intertwined. This is the future.
The automation of warfare led to its fragmentation, beginning in the 18th century with Napoleon's first use of reconnaissance balloons. The use of total warfare led to the globalization of conflict, setting the stage for the world wars of the following century.
War is no longer about two armies facing off in an open field. Modern warfare is ubiquitous and well documented, but it is nowhere near being guided by codes and remote control.
