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The difference is that with rockets, a human still has to decide on the target and what to destroy. A human makes the decision to kill. With modern robots you
by zaarn 8y ago
The difference is that with rockets, a human still has to decide on the target and what to destroy. A human makes the decision to kill.
With modern robots you can deploy a killbot into some area and they will autonomously decide who to kill and who not to kill with utmost precision beyond what is possible with rockets (which are a general attack on a sizable area).
- ajuc 8y ago> The difference is that with rockets, a human still has to decide on the target and what to destroy. A human makes the decision to kill. That wasn't true even before rockets. Mines are one example of a weapon where the decision to kill isn't made by a human, but by the device (even if the decision tree was as simple as "if weight>threshold: kill").
- zaarn 8y agoLandmines were banned in a 1997 convention, specifically landmines that kill people (disabling vehicles is allowed).