This is true in a very limited way. Their weaponry.

There is basic use of scalar that could turn city warfare into thugs taking out cities.

But....look who hands this is in! Its not the good guys. Satans army has the technology and they've been destroying both the planet, and the people, and probably threatening other planets, so I've been told.

So, I think it needs panels of citizens, counsels of citizens running things, equally and fairly.