Train people well. Thoroughly. They’re smarter than birds and animals

Preambles.

How far you can go if you teach a willing and smart person. The crow is not as smart as a human being.
Dogs are also trained to do incredible things. Some are officers in the police; with seniority ranks.
Even elephants :elephant: and lions will shock you what they do at circuses.
The quality of skills and learning has been more important in getting countries developed, than all the natural resources they have or lack.

You forget that we’re don’t have a monopoly of bad people?
Even the most developed countries have an abundant supply of those who use their skills for evil …