Military robots: mapping the moral landscape

In: Military and defence ethics series

Abstract

Introduction -- The rise of unmanned systems -- Justifications for the employment of unmanned systems -- Just unmanned warfare : old rules for new wars? -- Unmanned warfare : technological and operational dimensions -- Unmanned warfare: the moral costs of changing mindsets -- The asymmetry objection -- Unmanned systems and war's end : prospects for lasting peace -- The responsibility gap -- Conclusion