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Re:Atlas, the Next Generation [video] by rl3 on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @12:16AM (#11164707)
There's no need to exterminate anything. When you have robotic infantry deployed at theater scale, a largely non-lethal peacekeeping approach could be taken with relative ease.

I'd argue robotic infantry would be a massive leap towards improving the security and humanitarian situations in some of the world's most terrible places.

Unlike long-term deployment of human soldiers, political will wouldn't really factor in to robotic deployments. That would translate to less genocide and suffering in the world.

Re:Atlas, the Next Generation [video] by krapp on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @11:51AM (#11168146)
>Unlike long-term deployment of human soldiers, political will wouldn't really factor in to robotic deployments.

Aren't all military deployments an expression of political will, though?

Re:Atlas, the Next Generation [video] by j1vms on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @09:47AM (#11167079)
At one point at least, people surmised that atomic weapons would lead to greater success in peace-keeping throughout the world. Not so sure it's turning out that way.