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P. W. Singer |
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Political Science · |
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Bookforum: "[A] genuinely provocative discussion of how warfare conducted by robots insulates the responsible parties from the reality of combat." |
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Format: Hardcover, 499
Publisher: Penguin Pr (January 22, 2009)
Measurements: 9.5"(h) x 6.75"(w) x 1.5"(d), 1.8 lbs.
ISBN: 9781594201981 |
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Today's remarkable military technology is beginning to realize the predictions of the 20th century's sci-fi speculators who prophesized an impending war with the machines. P.W. Singer closely examines the amazing achievements in the field of military robotics that are causing a definitive change in the way modern wars are being fought. Singer demonstrates that whatever human lives are saved by putting robots in the line of fire will likely be outnumbered by the total killed due to the greater accuracy and efficiency of the machines. He also warns that, as these lethal technologies progress, they become less expensive, and thus more readily available to splinter groups and insurgents. His report will no doubt give readers a mixture of shock, at the once-imaginary dangers of war machines becoming manifest, and awe, at the seemingly miraculous robotic weapons promised by the technology of tomorrow. |
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