Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century Tapa dura - 2009
de P. W. Singer
A military expert reveals how science fiction is fast becoming realityon the battlefield, changing not just how wars are fought, but also thepolitics, economics, laws, and ethics that surround war itself
P. W. Singer's previous two books foretold the rise ofprivate military contractors and the advent of child soldiers predictions that proved all too accurate. Now, he explores thegreatest revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb theadvent of robotic warfare.
We are just beginning to see a massive shift inmilitary technology that threatens to make the stuff of I,Robotand the Terminator all too real. More than seven-thousandrobotic systems are now in Iraq. Pilots in Nevada are remotelykilling terrorists in Afghanistan. Scientists are debating justhow smart and how lethal to make their current roboticprototypes. And many of the most renowned science fictionauthors are secretly consulting for the Pentagon on the nextgeneration.
Blending historic evidence with interviews from thefield, Singer vividly shows that as these technologies multiply,they will have profound effects on the front lines as well ason the politics back home. Moving humans off the battlefieldmakes wars easier to start, but more complex to fight. Replacingmen with machines may save some lives, but will lower themorale and psychological barriers to killing. The 'warriorethos,' which has long defined soldiers' identity, will erode,as will the laws of war that have governed military conflict forgenerations.
Paradoxically, these new technologies will also bringwar to our doorstep. As other nations and even terroristorganizations start to build or buy their own robotic weapons,the robot revolution could undermine America's militarypreeminence.While his analysis is unnerving, there's anirresistible gee-whiz quality to the innovations Singer uncovers.Wired for War travels from Iraq to see these robots in combatto the latter-day 'skunk works' in America's suburbia, wheretomorrow's technologies of war are quietly being designed.In Singer's hands, the future of war is as fascinating as itis frightening.
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P. W. Singer?s previous two books foretold the rise of private military contractors and the advent of child soldiers? predictions that proved all too accurate. Now, he explores the greatest revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb?the advent of robotic warfare.
We are just beginning to see a massive shift in military technology that threatens to make the stuff of I,Robot and the Terminator all too real. More than seven- thousand robotic systems are now in Iraq. Pilots in Nevada are remotely killing terrorists in Afghanistan. Scientists are debating just how smart?and how lethal?to make their current robotic prototypes. And many of the most renowned science fiction authors are secretly consulting for the Pentagon on the next generation.
Blending historic evidence with interviews from the field, Singer vividly shows that as these technologies multiply, they will have profound effects on the front lines as well as on the politics back home. Moving humans off the battlefield makes wars easier to start, but more complex to fight. Replacing men with machines may save some lives, but will lower the morale and psychological barriers to killing. The ?warrior ethos,? which has long defined soldiers? identity, will erode, as will the laws of war that have governed military conflict for generations.
Paradoxically, these new technologies will also bring war to our doorstep. As other nations and even terrorist organizations start to build or buy their own robotic weapons, the robot revolution could undermine America?s military preeminence. While his analysis is unnerving, there?s an irresistible gee-whiz quality to the innovations Singer uncovers. Wired for War travels from Iraq to see these robots in combat to the latter-day ?skunk works? in America?s suburbia, where tomorrow?s technologies of war are quietly being designed. In Singer?s hands, the future of war is as fascinating as it is frightening.
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- Título Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century
- Autor P. W. Singer
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición First Edition
- Páginas 499
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Penguin Press, New York
- Fecha de publicación 2009-01-22
- Ilustrado Sí
- ISBN 9781594201981 / 1594201986
- Peso 1.86 libras (0.84 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.5 pulgadas (23.88 x 16.76 x 3.81 cm)
- Época de 18 a UP años
- Cursos 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Twenty-first century, World politics - 21st century
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.020
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