Weapons such as the laser-guided bombs and drones have the potential to reduce civilian casualties. Technology does not define the ethical nature of a war. It is the user of such technology who has control on what is ethical or what is not during war conflict. Technological advances does not necessarily improve the battlefield conditions but increases our capacity to kill easier than before. AK-47 is defintely a whole lot better than bows and arrows. A battle tank is more superb than a ballista or a trebuchet. A remote controlled drone is incomparable to a Knight in a shining armor. It is also easier to destroy a civilization than before. The Mayans was obliterated by the Europeans mainly by using biological warfare. They purposely brought …show more content…
A drone strikes can kill at a distance without the public even knowing that innocent people are being murdered in the process. Whoever issuing the command to kill cannot directly see the outcome of the result. Some new military technology are designed to be non-lethal but can be just as inhumane. Blinding lasers is a considered as a non lethal weapon because it does not kill a target. What it does is cause a serious bodily harm causing blindness. Once the target is blinded, the next course of action is would be most likely to incapacitate or kill the enemy. How is that causing blindness to someone is more humane than being shot. During world war 2, it took around 9,000 bombs to destroy a single building destroying the entire communities in an effort to destroy military targets. Laser and GPS guided missiles have dramatically changed the game in the battle field. Modern precision munitions are mostly accurate within five feet. Fewer bombs are dropped and civilian casualties are greatly reduced. The military prefer using precision munitions because it helps to accomplish the mission effectively and lower …show more content…
They are use to collect data on enemies and also strikes them if chose to. The Federal government uses drones to patrol the borders of Mexico and Canada. NASA use them to track storms. Drones could be use to help a missing person or alert officers about accidents and crimes and provide video of what happened. They could also be used to fight fires.The domestic use of drones could compromise our right to privacy. I think weapons on domestic drones must be prohibited. There shouldn 't be any logical reason why a weapon must be attached on a drone. It is probably alright to have an armed drones at war but not on a civilian population especially on our own backyard. Law enforcers must have a probable cause before collecting data using drones on a suspect. The government should find a way to set a standard regulations on this drones matter. Drones could be helpful servants of humanity but their use should be regulated. Just like any advanced technology, if its purpose is abused or fall into the worng hands, there would be dire
Those who oppose the use of drones in warfare claims it violates international law. They believe that the strikes have no justification therefore violating international law. (Moskowitz) They claim that the benefits of the usage of drones do not outweigh the cons of using drones. The opposition claim that civilian casualties make up 2-10% of total fatalities from drones firing on wrong targets or the civilians are collateral damage.(Globalresearch) The dissentient think it causes more unrest than peace in some regions due to the collateral damage caused to buildings and civilians and is another sign of American arrogance. (ABC News)Even though their points are valid, these reasons do not warrant the cease of drone activity.
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“Government’s targeted killing of three U.S. citizens in two drone strikes, both in Yemen, far from any armed conflict zone.” (“Targeted Killings”). Drones or unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is the technology that has taken war and fighting to a brand new level. The technology is believed to lower the use of troops and life loss in the wars that are happening today. Can that same technology be considered dangerous? Or are the side effects something that can simply be considered a small cost for something better? Drones demonstrate a growth in technological advances , and also the world. Although as brilliant this technology might be, it brings a threat to the people.
Evidence: Drones have many beneficial uses, including in search-and-rescue missions, scientific research, mapping, and more. But deployed without proper regulation, drones equipped with facial recognition software, infrared technology, and speakers capable of monitoring personal conversations would cause unprecedented invasions of our privacy rights. Interconnected drones could enable mass tracking of vehicles and people in wide areas. Tiny drones could go completely unnoticed while peering into the window of a home or place of worship.
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The first war to use significant technological advancement was World War I. Despite the introduction of trench warfare (in which troops dug bases many feet deep into the ground and fought only on the surface), the art of battle would forever be changed. There were many different types of weaponry advancements experienced in World War I. Machine guns were built twice more powerful than in the Civil War, firing up to 600 bullets a minute which was the equivalent of 250 riflemen. Artillery experienced a massive technological progression with the building of several thousands of powerful cannons with shells filled with ...
Military drones do have purposes other than being a weapon; the devices can be used to deliver medical aid and other humanitarian supplies. Military drones can aid in investigation of IHL/LOAC violations, search and rescue operations, reconnaissance and surveillance. Through transparency, over sight and consequences for those who decide to go against established proce-dure, The United States can create via customary law the manner these military drones will be used and still adhere to IHL/LOAC. The question, are military drones legal depends on what their mission is, how they are equipped and whom you ask.
There are many advancements in the development of no lethal weapons. These advances have increased the interest of no lethal weapons. Lethal landmines were banned with the Ottawa treaty; however, new mines are being enhanced to use rubber balls, electric wires, and chemicals (SV; however, SV.) (Nick Lewer). For example, there is a no lethal weapon that uses three no lethal weapons in one; it uses pepper spray, electric shock, and video surveillance (SV; SV.). Another no lethal weapon uses microwaves; it penetrates through skin; it uses water molecules to vibrate inside the body (SV; SV; SV.). These are only a few of the many developments of no lethal technology.
Personal weapons fired at short ranges are the primary weapons of terrorists as well as the police officer or soldier fighting against them. One of the most important facets of personal weapons is that they have changed little since the 1940s. They have not been affected by the technological revolutions of nuclear, electronic and aerodynamic guidance and control systems. The weapons may be smaller and lighter with more advanced sights, but the ranges and rates of fire have changed little.
They build their own drones purely for entertainment. They used them to make a video or compete in a sport called drone racing. Drone racing is a new high-speed competitive sport. Thus having drones ban would result in people to stripped off their hobby. That mean the entire toy category would be wipe out in the market and that could affect the United States’s economy. The conclusion is to make the rules more strict and allow a certain area that allows the use of drones. Drones are getting ban not only prevent the decline of United States power and also stop the transformation in the technology of the United States. Drones create the newest job as well as an opportunity for people. This allows people to have many choices for jobs. For those who study engineering as drones will be more advanced in the future would have an easier time to get the job because they are new and so they need people. There are many jobs about drones that offer quite a sum of money. For example, drone pilots starting salary about fifty dollars an hour and there is no danger at all. Many others people opposed against drones because of what they saw on the news. Drones may have engraved to people mind that they are bloody weapons used to kill people which make people see drones in a different light. That is why people all around the world opposed the use of drones. There is some large model that frighten people because they look like aircraft and nobody know what would they do as they fly over our houses. Unfortunately, there is always an exception for those few people who ignore common sense and do dangerous things like lit the drone on fire and see how long it would fly. However, this cannot apply to anyone because generally people drives them extremely carefully. Drones are lives-saving tool which replaces a person and people still complaining about how dangerous drones could get. There is no bad drone only bad people use a drone for bad
The use of drones as weapons of war and delivery and surveillance systems should not be dismissed because many people do not realize the real capabilities of drones and how they can be used to better the world through efficient air strikes, faster delivery times, and useful surveillance. Some of the most common misconceptions about drones arise due to the lack of knowledge about what drones are. A drone is a remote controlled, pilotless aircraft that can be used to survey an area, conduct stealth missions, and deliver supplies into difficult to reach areas (Drone). Unmanned aircraft are also, contrary to popular belief, not solely machines that kill without even a thought to who is being fired upon. They have proved to be effective surveillance units in areas that may be dangerous for manned aircraft to fly, along with the potential to be reliable delivery units (Drones).
A lot of countries all over the world depend on technological advances to fight against their opponents. This reduced the risk of having a soldier wounded or dying in a war by making it easier with using these technologies when it comes to head to head combat. Even though using technologies are a great idea but many ethical issues arise from it. One of the main issue is the use of these Drones. This technology is developing more and more. In a recent study showed that there are over 700 active drone development all over the world and these programs are controlled under companies, research institutes, and the government. United States is mainly using these drones to fight against so called “terrorist” but some other countries use them as well. It is immoral and unethical to use these drones because it cause psychological disorders, violate privacy, cause deaths of innocent lives, and increase terrorism. (Reardon)
Drones are the latest and most efficient weapons the US has used abroad in military zones, especially in the Middle East. As the US slowly withdraws from that region, questions are being asked and some are still waiting for answers: What are Drones? Can these ideal machines be converted for domestic usage? What implications will these have towards the safety of the people and their rights? These questions lead to unmarked territory. Legal scholars, lawmakers, and the military have different ways of twisting laws and regulations to get what they want leading to the general public concerns.
Other weapons that the military have used, such as bombs, destruct a larger range of area, and bombs do much more destruction. With drones, pilots a can precisely plot the location of the target, and it will only destruct a certain range, smaller than a bomb’s range of destruction. Although many people argue that drone will kill innocent civilians near the area of the target, pilots can plot specific points where the drone will attack.
Military technology has been effecting the rules of war for years and it will for years to come. In medieval times, there were many advances that today we would not think of as technology but they are. Chain mail armor was invented to prevent injuries from sword fighting, catapults were used to throw objects over castle walls and break down doors. The American Revolution had an impact on technology, the first guns were just being made, without this technology we would be nowhere today. In WWI machine guns were invented by the Germans, and then more finely tuned for WWII. Since WWII, there have been so many developments that they can’t even be counted.