Killer Robots: Human Rights Activists Urge Ban on Modern Warfare's Next Frontier
November 20, 2012
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Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams is joining with Human Rights Watch to oppose the creation of killer robots -- fully autonomous weapons that could select and engage targets without human intervention. In a new report, HRW warns such weapons would undermine the safety of civilians in armed conflict; violate international humanitarian law; and blur the lines of accountability for war crimes. Fully autonomous weapons do not exist yet, but high-tech militaries are moving in that direction with the United States taking the lead. Williams, winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, joins us along with Steve Goose, director of Human Rights Watch's Arms Division.
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