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I don't know...based on his writing I'm guessing that under special circumstances he might.

• obsurveyor 9y ago
  Sorry to break it to you but he passed away 4 years ago. :(
  • noir_lord 9y ago
    Special Circumstances is a reference to the "totally not a military but we happen have found this incredible amount of fire power just lying around" non-military section of the Culture culture. It's Bank's wink towards that while you might have an enlightened view of universal peace other parts of the universe would quite like you in pieces. Essentially the Culture's attitude to violence is that it should be used as a last resort, so named because once resorted to it lasts as an example.
    • sundvor 9y ago
      Ah, RIP Iain Banks - love, love his culture series - beginning with all those brilliantly named AI ships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spacecraft_in_the_Culture_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spacecraft_in_the_Cult... I think I'm up for a re-read of the whole series now. Cheers!
• himlion 9y ago
  Those SC drones can be quite convincing after all...