I would say the author means that it would be impossible, or would require tech that today's tech cannot do.
science fiction, or fiction, usually means make believe or fake.
"A hospital alone shows what war is."
This sentence lets the reader be witness of the war cruelty and its consequences regarding human casualties. While being at hospitals you become aware of the war atrocities. It helps us to reflect that any war leads societies to suffering from death and destruction. No matter what the victims' race, sex, origin or religion are, what should be really important is that human beings are being devastated for those acts of cruelty, despotism and barbarism.
Tim O'Brien<span>," a </span>writer<span> and Vietnam </span>War<span> veteran, works through his memories of his </span>war<span> service to find meaning in them. Interrelated ... </span>O'Brien<span> concludes that a </span>true war story<span>, like the one about the water buffalo, is never about </span>war<span>; these </span>stories are<span> about love, memory, and sorrow.</span>
My father likes animals. He has got two and a horse