Can Drones Help Ukraine Turn the Tide of War?
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – A weaponized drone sinks a Russian warship on the Black Sea. A series of drone attacks strike oil facilities inside Russia. […] More
Autonomous Weapons
The Ethics of the Kill Decision: Should Humans Always be in the Loop?
The Cipher Brief’s Academic Incubator partners with national security-focused programs from colleges and Universities across the country share the work of the next generation of […] More
Legal Limbo Leaves Killer Robots Off-Leash
The UN’s Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) met last week to discuss lethal autonomous weapons systems. But while most member […] More
Swarming the Battlefield: Combat Evolves Toward Lethal Autonomous Weapons
War, often rationalized as an extension of policy by violent means, has always been a deeply human experience. It defines much of human history and, […] More
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Future Warfare Will Not Allow Meaningful Human Control
Bob Work, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, will tell you the Third Offset is the next generation of warfare. It may take at least ten […] More
Banning Killer Robots in 2017
Imagine a weapon that strikes on its own, without the slightest hint of human judgment or compassion. It’s a chilling prospect, and not so far […] More