University of Sheffield
Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield (England) and co-founder of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control
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Noel Sharkey
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FROM Noel Sharkey
Which Way, L.A.?
The Pros and Cons of Drones Wars are vastly expensive in blood and treasure. The outcomes are always uncertain, and continued public support is not guaranteed. Witness Iraq and Afghanistan. Faced with the threat of terrorism, the Obama Administration has "decisively embraced the drone… as a cheap, safe and precise tool to eliminate enemies."
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The Pros and Cons of Drones Wars are vastly expensive in blood and treasure. The outcomes are always uncertain, and continued public support is not guaranteed. Witness Iraq and Afghanistan. Faced with the threat of terrorism, the Obama Administration has "decisively embraced the drone… as a cheap, safe and precise tool to eliminate enemies."
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