Army of none

Paul Scharre

£12.99

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Winner of the 2019 William E. Colby Award

“The book I had been waiting for. I can’t recommend it highly enough.” -Bill Gates

ISBN: 9780393356588 Category:

Description

The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems-from Israel’s Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship Sea Hunter-and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. “A smart primer to what’s to come in warfare” (Bruce Schneier), Army of None engages military history, global policy, and cutting-edge science to explore the implications of giving weapons the freedom to make life and death decisions. A former soldier himself, Scharre argues that we must embrace technology where it can make war more precise and humane, but when the choice is life or death, there is no replacement for the human heart.

Additional information

Weight 0.352 kg
Dimensions 21.1 × 14 × 3 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

ix, 446 , 8 unnumbered of plates

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

623.4 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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