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Are you forgetting that this is an active war zone? The whole reason those fibers are there is because flying bombs are using them for guidance. Having to sweep up some sparkly fiber is a trivial distraction from far more important issues.
Exactly as I keep pointing out.
Bullshit. You said this:
"On the plus side, when this stuff degrades it just turns into sand. So at least there won't be a toxic waste problem on top of everything else."
After I showed it is a toxic waste problem on top over everything else you moved the goal post to "straws".
I didn't say they should stop using drones. I only refuted your claim that there's nothing to clean up afterwards.
A little plastic fiber isn't toxic waste. You are applying absolutely ridiculous standards.
I already linked to a 20 year research paper that shows micro plastics are toxic. That they aren't as toxic as lead or depleted uranium found on other battlefields doesn't make it non toxic.
https://ceobs.org/plastic-pollution-from-fibre-optic-drones-may-threaten-wildlife-for-years