Ringing the Alarm on Killer Robots

Expand A Campaign to Stop Killer Robots publication on possible treaty elements. © 2019 Human Rights Watch Major military powers are racing to embrace weapons that select and fire on targets without meaningful human control. This is raising the specter of immoral, unaccountable, largely uncontrollable weapon systems – killer robots. It is also driving fears of widespread proliferation and arms races leading to global and regional instability. There is increasing recognition that it’s time to ring the alarm on these weapons systems. This month in Paris, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio…

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