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Images of killer robots are the stuff of science fiction - but also, increasingly, of scientific fact on the battlefield. Should we be worried, or is this a normal development in the technology of war? In this accessible volume ethicist Deane Baker cuts through the confusion over whether lethal autonomous weapons - so-called killer robots - should be banned. Setting aside unhelpful analogies taken from science fiction, Baker looks instead to our understanding of mercenaries (the metaphorical 'dogs of war') and weaponized animals (the literal dogs of war) to better understand the ethical challenges raised by the employment of lethal autonomous weapons (the robot dogs of war). These ethical challenges include questions of trust and reliability, control and accountability, motivation and dignity. Baker argues that, while each of these challenges is significant, they do not - even when considered together - justify a ban on this emerging class of weapon systems. This book offers a clear point of entry into the debate over lethal autonomous weapons - for students, researchers, policy makers and interested general readers.

Fundamentals and the nature of risk -- Self-defence and gun bans -- Contracted combatants and foreign fighters -- Assisted suicide, euthanasia, and brain death -- Abortion and infanticide -- Citizen killings, civil disobedience, and armed rebellion -- Citizen killings and humanitarian intervention -- Concluding thoughts -- What about killing animals?

Cover -- Author Bio -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART ONE: Foundations -- 1. Ethical Dilemmas and Tests of Integrity -- 2. Consequentialist Ethics -- 3. Deontological Ethics -- 4. Virtue Ethics -- 5. Stoicism and the Profession of Arms -- 6. Ethical Triangulation -- PART TWO: State Authority, Society and the Military -- 7. The Social Contract -- 8. Civil-Military Relations -- 9. Conscription -- 10. Representativeness and Positive Discrimination -- 11. The Military and the Media -- PART THREE: Ethics within the Military Profession -- 12. Role Morality and the Unlimited Liability Contract -- 13. The Triangular Balance -- 14. Fairness and Justice -- 15. Rights -- 16. Illegal Orders and Whistle-Blowing -- PART FOUR: Going to War and Ending Wars -- 17. Pacifism -- 18. Realism -- 19. Jus Ad Bellum (Just War Theory) -- 20. The Responsibility to Protect -- 21. Rebellion -- 22. Humanitarian Intervention -- 23. Ending Wars: Jus Ex Bello and Jus Post Bellum -- PART FIVE: The Conduct of War -- 24. The Principle of Discrimination/Distinction -- 25. Collateral Damage and the Doctrine of Double Effect -- 26. The Principles of Necessity and Proportionality -- 27. Surrender and Detention -- 28. Peacekeeping -- 29. Perfidy and Means Mala In Se -- 30. Supreme Emergency -- 31. Terrorism -- 32. Targeted Killing -- PART SIX: Emerging Challenges -- 33. Expeditionary Conflict -- 34. Unmanned Weapons Systems -- 35. Autonomous Weapons Systems -- 36. Non-Lethal Weapons -- 37. Private Military Contractors -- 38. Cyber Warfare -- Conclusion -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- INDEX.

Introduction 1. - 1. On Sheepdogs (or, the Warrior's Honor) 11. - 2. What the Heck is a Mercenary Anyway? 31. - 3. The Private Warrior's Virtue 48. - 4. The Right to Fight 66. - 5. The Right to be Wrong 85 . - 6. Contracting and Delegation 105 . - 7. Command and Control 122. - 8. The Responsibility to Protect 144 . - 9. Contractors to the Rescue 161. - Conclusion 179