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> Strong international sanctions against warbots are a good idea, even if it won't prevent every terrorist from making their own low-rent version. Assuming tha
by dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
> Strong international sanctions against warbots are a good idea, even if it won't prevent every terrorist from making their own low-rent version.
Assuming that all nations follow. Otherwise one rogue player can have a huge advantage, and that's the general problem with trying to ban military technologies.
- adrianN 8y agoThe same is true for chemical or biological weapons. Banning them has worked reasonably well during WW2.
- scotty79 8y agoHowever scary they are they are not particularly effective agains enemy combatants. That's the main reason the ban sort of works.
- tomatotomato37 8y agoThat's mostly because nukes are a better value once their manufacturing infrastructure is up. They're essentially a bioweapon with a really big boom included (purchase now and get an EMP pulse for free!)