Photo: Voice of Russia Russia is developing a hypersonic weapon program. It involves more than 60 companies and is scheduled for completion this summer. Launched in the former USSR, hypersonic weapon research was resumed in post-Soviet Russia in 2009 under… Read More ›
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Indian Kashmir advises people to prepare for nuclear war
By Parvaiz Buhkari | AFP – 12 hours ago Police in Indian Kashmir have warned residents to build underground bunkers to prepare for a possible nuclear war in the disputed region, which is on edge after a string of deadly border clashes…. Read More ›
Robopocalypse, or killing robots: where humans are the target
Sarah Neary Dec 6, 2012 18:12 Moscow Time © Photo: SXC.hu Run for cover! Robots may become self-governing devices with built-in firearms in massive numbers worldwide. Yet, robots’ picking who to destroy on the battlefield is a recipe for disaster…. Read More ›
U.S. DoD’s Autonomous Weapons Directive Keeps Man in the Loop: ” Humans still must play an oversight role “
Nov. 27, 2012 – 01:43PM | By AARON MEHTA | The U.S. Defense Department has issued a new directive on the use of autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems, an attempt to regulate a technology that officials say could be years… Read More ›