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It doesn't work like this. If there is a war, there is always a possibility for it to escalate to an existential war. If there is an existential war, every poss
by atemerev 4y ago
It doesn't work like this. If there is a war, there is always a possibility for it to escalate to an existential war. If there is an existential war, every possible weapon will be developed to the greatest extent possible to ensure the survival of your side. "The regulation" doesn't work when your country is attacked by an aggressor, and there are aggressors out there.
So, unless there is a global world peace forever, which I currently don't see happening any time soon, next generation weapons will be developed. If we are lucky, they will remain deterrents. If we are less lucky, they will be used in the actual world war, which has a very high probability of actually happening.
There were no instances of weapons regulated away, except for biological/chemical weapons which are less useful to developed countries. Nuclear weapons are still there. Landmines are still there. Cluster bombs are still used right now. No end in sight.
- Sporktacular 4y agoI take your point but it's removed from saying the "There will be autonomous weapon platforms everywhere regardless of our desires". As you say, "If there is an existential war", all bets may be off. Then maybe then we didn't desire peace enough. But that doesn't take the responsibility of us to call out and shame unethical and careless misuse of technology as it arises. Fatalism isn't good enough.