barely failing

So, some months ago there was some buzz about the South Koreans developing an automated gun turret that will assess and engage targets all on its own, that they made to patrol the 38th parallel.  The news this week, is that they are actually going to make them operational, installing them along the DMZ.

As cool as the thought of completely autonomous turrets are, I think it's a pretty stupid idea to actually use them there.  Here's why:  These turrets only have a limited ability to identify threats without human involvement, so what if these things end up blowing away a North Korean that is attempting to defect?  Not only that, but what good are these things gonna be if crap actually hits the fan?  The Norks have enough artillery massed within range of that border, that it'll make Hiroshima look like a bad fart, so why bother?  last but not least, their relationship with each other ain't even crappy at best, so why try to provoke each other by slapping thousands of erector-set guns across the border?

So, South Korea, not to say that the leadership of the Norks isn't worth smearing across the pavement, but for heaven's sake at least try to make it look like you thought this crap through.