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2005-11-05 Science & Technology

SPEED OF LIGHT: (Sniper) Gunfire Detection

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Posted by anonymous5089 2005-11-05 08:50|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 military rules of engagement require that a human being, and not a machine make firing decisions in the field of combat

I suppose an automatic device could take out a little girl playing with a mirror, but in a war zone, I'd rather save several of our folks for a little "collateral damage"...I think...

Posted by Bobby 2005-11-05 13:26|| 2005-11-05 13:26|| Front Page Top

#2 It's possible we'll see unmanned devices battling each other at some point in the future, in which case auto-response without humans in the loop would be technically of interest. Whether it will be acceptable legally and doctrinally remains to be seen.

Posted by lotp 2005-11-05 22:18|| 2005-11-05 22:18|| Front Page Top

#3 we'll see the should a machine kill humans, then: should our machine kill their machines...

personally, I wouldn't give up my Soniccareâ¢ toothbrush for the life of a jihadi.

F*&k em, whether in person, via drone UAV, via satellite weapons, I don't care. This scourge needs to be, as the Iranian Prez sez: Wiped Out

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-05 22:35|| 2005-11-05 22:35|| Front Page Top

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