Does real creativity require this level of callousness? I have a perhaps artificial and fear driven blind spot for even speculating around dirty bombs, phosphate(?) projectiles or chemical warfare. Like with mind altering substances I wonder whether I have maneuvered myself in an ignorant, complacent framework. I used to think that attention towards the seemingly humane suffices. In recent months I catch myself speechless, and helpless, confronted with unfamiliar discourse and its first hand effects.

Imagining what your enemy may do is a very valuable skill. If you can't, you can't predict their likely actions.