A picture taken on October 12, 2009 during the Israel Defense exhibition at the Ganei Ha-tarucha Fair Center in Tel Aviv shows a new Unmanned Aircraft System. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/NewscomFrom The Christian Science Monitor:
With yesterday's look into the ethics of a robot army, here is a quick breakdown of the pros and cons of mechanical soldiers.
The question of whether to deploy on the battlefield armed robots that would make their own decisions has raised many ethical questions, among them:
Will robot fighters be able to distinguishing between enemy troops and innocent civilians? Must robot fighters do this perfectly or is it enough if they merely make good decisions more often than human soldiers?
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My Comment: We are still far away from the world that is envisioned by the Christian Science Monitor. The focus has .... and will be .... on the development and production of weapon platforms that are unmanned and can be operated from a far away distance. UAVs like the Predator and Reapers are just a sign of what is coming down the pipeline, with ground and naval platforms being the next tools that will be developed and implemented in war zones.
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