The Decline of the Military Ethos and Profession of Arms

<p>The age of robotic warfare is dawning as today's battlespace witnesses the introduction of robotic systems to conduct military missions. Thus far these robots operate with humans directly in the loop of the decision process - especially when that loop is part of an offensive kill chain. The future battlespace if we allow it will be quite different. While the exact year is in doubt the capability for robotic autonomous lethal engagements (ALE) - lethal force taken by a robotic or computer system which solely relies upon its own internal programming and capabilities to conduct and execute all elements of the kill chain - will exist sooner than many think.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>