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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. That wasn't true eve
by 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).