Invisibility/cloaking?

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Of course everyone has thought at one point about the possibility of being able to turn invisible. From movies to games to all kinds of media there have been camera tricks and the likes to make some things seem to be invisible. However, most people would think that this would be more of a theory than anything practical. Military technology has brought about technology to hide audio sounds from airplanes, infrared technology, and various other things to get as close to invisibility as possible. Although, they have not yet been able to tackle visible light to make their machines and soldiers invisible to the naked eye.

Upon thinking about this (and some searching), i found this article from quite a few years ago. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3791795.stm .

As technology is progressing we are coming up with numerous possibilities but as such, we come across responsibility problems. If this type of cloaking technology could be perfected, would it even be ethical to invent it? History has told us that the invention of new technology can also be a major blessing but also a curse of unimaginable anguish. Even if it was used in the most top secret of military epsionage missions, what would happen if we were LITERALLY fighting invisible wars? And for that matter, if the finished product EVER made its way into the public it could have untold reprocussions in every kinds of crime. So i ask again, even if it would benefit military operations and casualties, would it be ethical to even make such a device?