Unmanned aerial vehicles have fundamentally altered the way the United States conducts military operations. Drone technology is becoming an increasingly important part of the country’s armory, as many unmanned systems are in development and will likely enter service in the future. The increasingly frequent use of drones raises questions about the morality of warfare and the ethics behind the usage of these systems. The podcast below will further introduce listeners to this topic.
Transcipt – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z4M4pfrwWtmf1zAS3tu4CtiIcxoGoy49vjj-nQh8yyU/edit?usp=sharing
Further Readings and Sources:
https://fas.org/irp/program/collect/uas-inventory.pdf
https://fas.org/irp/program/collect/gao-15-461.pdf
https://re.public.polimi.it/retrieve/handle/11311/1063862/311113/Ethic%20Moral%20UAV.pdf
http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodd/300009p.pdf
http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/balancing-effectiveness-and-ethics-future-autonomous-weapons
https://ssi.armywarcollege.edu/pdffiles/PUB1289.pdf
https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-90-481-9707-1_95