Sentences with phrase «autonomous weapons systems only»

The advent of new weapons technologies such as fully autonomous weapons systems only underline the need for us to continue to work together to ensure that the principles which guide us continue to be upheld.

Not exact matches

That is why we are with those who are in favor of not only continuing, but deepening and intensifying the ongoing international debate about lethal autonomous weapons systems.

These questions do not however exist only for LAWS, but also for enhanced autonomous functions of weapons systems in general.

Asaro argues in favour of a ban on autonomous lethal weapons systems, based on a foundation of human rights and humanitarian principles that are not only moral, but legal.

However, in a world where we only fight with autonomous weapons systems, targeting our civilians would represent our enemy's only hope for success.

The US is the only country with a detailed written policy guiding it on fully autonomous weapons, which it says «neither encourages nor prohibits» development of lethal autonomous weapons systems.

With respect to the scope of what was discussed at the Chatham House, Scharre's depiction of the conference being focused only on «anti-material» autonomous weapons systems is confusing, as the conference addressed all types of autonomous weapons systems, including «anti-personnel.»

But research and development activities should be banned if they are directed at technology that can only be used for fully autonomous weapons or that is explicitly intended for use in such systems.

Only two nations have stated policy on autonomous weapons systems: a 2012 US Department of Defense directive permits the development and use of fully autonomous systems that deliver only non-lethal force, while the UK Ministry of Defence has stated that it has «no plans to replace skilled military personnel with fully autonomous systems.&raOnly two nations have stated policy on autonomous weapons systems: a 2012 US Department of Defense directive permits the development and use of fully autonomous systems that deliver only non-lethal force, while the UK Ministry of Defence has stated that it has «no plans to replace skilled military personnel with fully autonomous systems.&raonly non-lethal force, while the UK Ministry of Defence has stated that it has «no plans to replace skilled military personnel with fully autonomous systems.»

Any statements renouncing these weapons systems are welcome and show how the discourse and the debate within the armed forces of various countries are is increasingly focusing not only questions relating to the legality of fully autonomous weapons, but the much bigger concerns.

Some speculate that autonomous weapons systems are «inevitable,» yet at this week's second meeting on the matter, no nation said it is actively pursuing them and only Israel and the United States indicated they are leaving the door open for the future acquisition of such weapons.