Killing Without Heart: Limits on Robotic Warfare in an Age of Persistent Conflict

Name: Killing Without Heart: Limits on Robotic Warfare in an Age of Persistent Conflict
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ISBN: 9781612346137

ISBN-10: 1612346138

ISBN-13: 9781612346137

Edition: 2013

Authors: M. Shane Riza

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Today’s wars have no definitive end in sight, are conducted among civilian populations, and are fought not only by soldiers but also by unmanned aerial vehicles. According to M. Shane Riza, this persistent conflict among the people and the trend toward robotic warfare has outpaced deliberate thought and debate about the deep moral issues affecting the military mission and the warrior spirit.The pace of change, Riza explains, is revolutionizing warfare in ways seldom discussed but vitally important. A key development is risk inversion, which occurs when all noncombatants are at greater risk than combatants from technologically superior forces. For the first time, warriors are not the ones…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



A Fighter Pilot's Entry into the Robotic Age



Now and When: Current and Future State of Robotics in Warfare



The Law Is Not Enough



The Spectra of Impunity in Warfare



Impunity and the Politics of War



Impunity and the Warrior



Impunity and the Future of War



AI, the Search for Relevance, and Robotic Jus in Bello



Radical Responsibilities



Inevitability, Persistence … and Heart


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Author