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Wired for War
By P.W. Singer
Archival Summary & Scope
Military expert P. W. Singer reveals how science fiction concepts of robotic warfare are rapidly transforming the battlefield, challenging the very nature of conflict. Following his prescient predictions on private military contractors and child soldiers, Singer now dissects the greatest military revolution since the atom bomb.With over 7,000 robotic systems already in Iraq, pilots remotely engaging targets, and scientists debating AI lethality, this technological shift is no longer hypothetical. Singer vividly demonstrates how these advancements reshape war's politics, economics, laws, and ethics. Moving humans off the front lines makes wars easier to initiate but more complex to fight, eroding the traditional "warrior ethos" and established laws of war.
Yet, as robotic weapons proliferate globally, they paradoxically bring war closer to home, potentially undermining America's military preeminence. Blending historic evidence with on-the-ground interviews, *Wired for War* offers a fascinating, unsettling look into the future of conflict, from combat zones to the labs designing tomorrow's technologies.
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