Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Robotics Is The Most Important Weapons Development Since The Atomic Bomb -- A Book Review


Coming Soon to a Battlefield Near You -- American Scientist

Peter W. Singer, an analyst at the Brookings Institution, has an extraordinary ability to locate the cutting edge in the evolution of warfare before others get there. His two earlier books, Children at War (2006) and Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry (2003), showed how child soldiers and military contractors are changing the face of war. Now comes a new book built around the bold premise that robotics is “the most important weapons development since the atomic bomb.” Singer sets out to map the new robotic technologies on the battlefield and on the horizon of possibility, and to explore their ethical and political implications.

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My Comment: Hmmmm .... another must read book.

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