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1 online resource (xiii, 99 pages) : map. |
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computer c rdamedia |
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text file PDF rda |
| Series |
Letort papers |
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Letort papers.
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| Note |
"December 2015." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-99). |
| Contents |
Background. What is autonomy? -- Historical context -- Contemporary applications -- Developmental issues related to autonomous systems. Current DoD and Army developmental state of the art in autonomous systems -- Key technologies for unmanned systems -- Technologies that facilitate autonomy -- Budget resources -- Operational issues related to use of autonomous systems. Mission parameters -- Integration into force structure -- Doctrine -- International efforts -- Strategic geopolitical challenges -- Legal issues related to use of autonomous systems. International law and LOAC -- Assessments by the United Nations -- Human control and judgment -- Toward the future -- Ethical issues related to use of autonomous systems. Ethical frameworks -- Cultural views -- Warfare : reduction or proliferation? -- Toward the future -- Recommendations. Policy -- Maintaining humanity -- Strategic implications -- Additional issues to explore -- Concluding remarks. |
| Summary |
"What does the Department of Defense hope to gain from the use of autonomous weapon systems (AWS)? This Letort Paper explores a diverse set of complex issues related to the developmental, operational, legal, and ethical aspects of AWS. It explores the recent history of the development and integration of autonomous and semi-autonomous systems into traditional military operations. It examines anticipated expansion of these roles in the near future as well as outlines international efforts to provide a context for the use of the systems by the United States. As these topics are well-documented in many sources, this Paper serves as a primer for current and future AWS operations to provide senior policymakers, decisionmakers, military leaders, and their respective staffs an overall appreciation of existing capabilities and the challenges, opportunities, and risks associated with the use of AWS across the range of military operations. Emphasis is added to missions and systems that include the use of deadly force"--Publisher's web site. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed December 17, 2015). |
| Subject |
Autonomous robots -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Autonomous robots -- Law and legislation.
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Military robots -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Weapons systems -- Automation -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems -- Automation.
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| Added Author |
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.
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Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Caton, Jeffrey L. Autonomous weapon systems 1584877189 (OCoLC)945377607 |
| ISBN |
1584877189 |
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9781584877189 |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 400544148 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0307-A-18 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
D 101.146/3:W 37/2 |
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