Proponents conflate firing accuracy with impact extent and target identification

Evidence

A laser-guided strike is extremely precise in terms of firing accuracy: the ballistic device explodes at the exact spot designated. But that does not mean that its impact is necessarily reduced. Everything depends on the “kill radius” of the projectile, that is to say the perimeter of the explosion. A strike may be completely precise in the first sense but not in the least precise in the second sense. There is a crucial difference between hitting the target and hitting only the target. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 469 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Weapon precision cannot improve the adequacy of target identification.; An enemy’s incidental human detail can stop a soldier from firing; Firing accuracy does not reduce a strike’s impact radius — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 469 (+2 more)

Related

• Firing accuracy does not reduce a strike’s impact radius (similarity 0.93)
• Weapon precision cannot improve the adequacy of target identification. (similarity 0.93)
• Precision of a strike says nothing about target discrimination (similarity 0.87)
• The drone should be judged against equivalent tactical weapons, not older bombers (similarity 0.81)
• Drones are less precise than rifles and grenades at discriminating targets. (similarity 0.81)
• Automated targeting thresholds centralize atrocity into a single parameter-setting decision. (similarity 0.80)
• An enemy’s incidental human detail can stop a soldier from firing (similarity 0.79)
• Claimed precision paradoxically expands global killing rather than limiting it (similarity 0.79)
• Drone missiles have larger lethal radii than conventional infantry weapons (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Firing accuracy does not reduce a strike’s impact radius #corroborates (0.85) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 469
• Claimed precision paradoxically expands global killing rather than limiting it #corroborates (0.70)
• Automated targeting thresholds centralize atrocity into a single parameter-setting decision. #expands (0.60)