Army of Robot Warriors
From Knight-Ridder:
The Defense Department is rapidly expanding its army of robot warriors on land, air and sea...
Actually, the story doesn't live up to the lede, since most of the so-called "robots" are more like very expensive RC cars and airplanes. Will it be possible someday, in a world with a single, all-powerful imperial technocracy (i.e., the United States) to engage in warfare against human-being-led nations using robots? If so, the one weakness of the neo-con agenda will be addressed. With no body bags going home, they would be free to kill and conquer to their heart's content.
posted by President in exile at 11:47 AM
2 Comments:
Science has long been intrigued and/or funded by the remarkable military possibilities of removing conscience from violence.
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
Or underlings.
Or whatever they are.
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