Technological developments in recent years have led to the creation of a variety of different military unmanned weapon and operational systems for use in air, land and/or naval warfare. Their capabilities have led to a transformation of modern warfare. They are the "weapons of choice" for modern militaries in the fight against asymmetric warfare and terrorism.
The development of military robots is increasing and the production of autonomous systems seems possible. Existing international humanitarian law does not specifically address autonomous weapons. This situation therefore leads to widespread concern that autonomous weapons pose ethical and moral problems. When conducting combat operations, principles such as proportionality and distinction should also apply to future weapon systems. Currently existing unmanned weapons systems can already perform some functions autonomously. They can find and track a target and fire a guided missile. The triggering authority is still the human being. In the case of the development of an autonomous system, this may no longer be the case. This book presents the current use of unmanned military robots. It explores the question of whether we humans want to allow life and death decisions to be made in the future by autonomous machines equipped with artificial intelligence.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Reisner, Markus
Title
Robotic Wars. Legitimatorische Grundlagen und Grenzen des Einsatzes von Military Unmanned Systems in modernen Konfliktszenarien
