| ID | 131619 |
| Title Proper | Autonomous weapons stir Geneva Debate |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Morley, Jefferson |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The first multinational conference dedicated exclusively to robotic warfare took place May 13-16 at the UN Office at Geneva as governments around the world confront the emerging technologies that policymakers call "lethal autonomous weapons systems" and headline writers have dubbed "killer robots." The three-day meeting featured diplomats, scholars, and activists debating the implications of new weapons that could automatically target and kill people without human control. Although few such weapons exist now, revolutionary developments in sensors and robotics have stoked fears in some quarters that these weapons systems could make warfare less risky for the attacker and therefore more indiscriminate, but raised hopes in others that they might reduce civilian casualties. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.5; June 2014: p.27-28 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.5; June 2014: p.27-28 |
| Key Words | Weapons Stir ; Geneva Debate ; Geneva Accord ; Lethal Weapons ; Nuclear Weapons ; Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems - LAWS ; Nuclear Technology ; Emerging Technology ; New Weapons ; Civilian Causalities ; United Nations - UN ; Robotic Warfare ; Nuclear Diplomats ; Revolutionary Developments ; Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty - NPT ; International Organization - IO ; Nuclear Detonator ; Nuclear Regime ; International Security ; Nuclear Strategy ; International Cooperation - IC ; International Relations - IR |