"While it is true that they prevented the Asgardian armies from assaulting the middle cities, they started to grow and expand after some time. The area they defended increased drastically as they grew. Initially, they could differentiate friend from foe.
Even with that, the council selected overseers like me from both sides to hold the controllers to ensure the weapons had oversight.
The controls were embedded in our souls to prevent others from taking them. It was done by one of the leaders; however, it seems that the whole thing was a trap; about two weeks ago, the controllers we had in our souls received a message, we were to assault the cities we defend, or we would die due to the controllers detonating our souls.