One of the concepts in The Sovereigns Individual is the economics of violence of making so it is not financially advantageous to have a massive army in this, the age of information. It has occurred to me recently that while this trend make nations states more irrelevant, this does not mean they will not adapt, in fact, be leader in adapting to these trends. I have comforted my self with the thought that the government would never "come for us." It wouldn't economically make sense to load a tank onto a trailer. Haul it up here, unload it and have it destroy our roads rumbling along at 8 gallons/mile ( yes gpm not mpg) to come to my house to force me to comply. This is also a strong argument for the right to keep and bear arms. Gun control advocates are correct that a rifle is little good against a tank, but it is the local bureaucrat thugs for whom we need to raise the cost of violence.
The military is seeing it too. Notice the following evolution of laser guided missles:
Hellfire: $150,000 missle, 100lbs, 20 lb warhead
Griffin:$75,000, 43lbs, 13lb warhead
LMM: 29lbs, 6.6lb warhead
No longer are russian tanks on the menu, but one house or car and not the ones around it. Game changer.
Griffin:$75,000, 43lbs, 13lb warhead
LMM: 29lbs, 6.6lb warhead
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