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Are New Technologies Undermining the Laws of War?

Lasrick writes "This is a great read — from the article: 'Today, emerging military technologies — including unmanned aerial vehicles, directed-energy weapons, lethal autonomous robots, and cyber weapons — raise the prospect of upheavals in military practice so fundamental that they challenge assumptions underlying long-established international laws of war, particularly those relating to the primacy of the state and the geographic bounds of warfare. But the laws of war have been developed over a long period, with commentary and input from many cultures. What would seem appropriate in this age of extraordinary technological change, the author concludes, is a reconsideration of the laws of war in a deliberate and focused international dialogue that includes a range of cultural and institutional perspectives.'"

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  3. Re: Also, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that they are often misattributed" - Abraham Lincoln

  4. Re: Also, by TheloniousToady · · Score: 1, Funny

    "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and Internet quotes" - Mark Twain