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Arguing against an autonomous military is like arguing against machine guns or any other major technological innovation that makes it easier to kill people. Th
by bhouston 9y ago
Arguing against an autonomous military is like arguing against machine guns or any other major technological innovation that makes it easier to kill people.
The only things we have generally outlawed is mass killing devices such as gases and nuclear weapons and I guess firebombing in retrospect (e.g. Dresden.)
- robotresearcher 9y agoNuclear weapons are not outlawed. The US has thousands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_...
- bhouston 9y agoThey are at least controlled and not practically used at the moment. And most people see them as lines not to be crossed.
- robotresearcher 9y agoThis is the relevant voluntary treaty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferatio... The treaty admits the US, Russia, UK, France and China to maintain nuclear weapons. Israel, India and Pakistan never agreed, and North Korea acceded. Some of those countries can deliver a nuke to anywhere on the planet in an hour. edit: added Israel to the list of non-signatories.
- paganel 9y ago> firebombing in retrospect (e.g. Dresden.) Cluster-bombing of mainly civilian targets (with some opposing forces using those civilians as a shield) is still actively used by both the US (in Raqqa) and Russia (in Aleppo). Cluster-bombing is probably not as bad as firebombing but it's nonetheless pretty damn scary. Here's a YT video of the Russians doing it in Aleppo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnd3IYH7x1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnd3IYH7x1o) and the effects of the US bombardment on Raqqa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe9qS0QKFSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe9qS0QKFSU