For what it's worth, the US has already deployed weapons that pick their targets autonomously. [1] These artillery-launched UAVs just seem like a fancier versio

For what it's worth, the US has already deployed weapons that pick their targets autonomously. [1] These artillery-launched UAVs just seem like a fancier version of the same idea. Whoever gives the go-ahead to fire it will just have to weigh the importance of the target against the extent of the collateral damage. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBU-97_Sensor_Fuzed_Weapon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBU-97_Sensor_Fuzed_Weapon