Tag Archive for: "lethality"
Should Australia be LAWSless?

Australia has traditionally been a norm-maker when it comes to arms control. A quick click through the pages on non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website reveals a …

Robots and the future Army

A recent post on The Strategist wrote persuasively about the potential offered by robots for future naval shipbuilding productivity, urging each of the three SEA 1000 Competitive Evaluation Process contenders to include robot research and …

Killer robots? Getting LAWS right

Technology is steadily marching in the direction of increased autonomy, a change that will undoubtedly influence weapon platforms in the future. The notion of offensive use of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS)—systems that can independently …