Atom frowns down at the table. "There hasn't been a war like that in my world either. I don't know if it's possible. None of the technology we have has been able to prevent it." The foolish leaders involved in the last war thought sending robots to fight each other would help. All that and yet civilians died in bombings carried out by humans.

He lifts his head at her next point. "I have considered using electricity to knock out enemies instead of killing them. I wasn't sure if that was smart or foolish. I can't guarantee how long they'd be unconscious and they might be able to strike again, either in the same battle or in another one later."