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23-Aug-09

US Air Force prepares drones to end era of fighter pilots

"As part of an expanding programme of battlefield automation, the US Air Force has said it is now training more drone operators than fighter and bomber pilots and signalled the end of the era of the fighter pilot is in sight."

Category: Weapons, Robotics

14-Aug-09

Non-lethal weapons: Anti-terror gun stops boats dead

Home Office scientists have developed a non-lethal weapon to stop speedboats dead in their tracks. This could be used to prevent pirate speed boats from reaching their targets, but without injuring anyone, in case it is all just...

Category: Weapons

9-Aug-09

Japan remembers Nagasaki

"The Japanese city of Nagasaki is commemorating the anniversary of the atomic bomb that fell on the city and led to Japan's surrender from WWII."

Category: Weapons

4-Aug-09

Call for debate on killer robots

"An international debate is needed on the use of autonomous military robots, a leading academic has said."

Category: Weapons, Robotics

6-Jul-09

Obama in Moscow for nuclear talks

"US President Barack Obama has arrived in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, focusing on further reducing nuclear stockpiles."

Category: Weapons

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