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I believe that it is morally wrong to put lethal weapons on drones and any other future (or present) non-human soldiers. CMV

If we have the ability to remove our troops from the battlefield and have them be replaced by "robots", in whatever shape that takes, I fully support this idea. But, we should then limit the lethal capabilities they possess. Tranquilize; render unconscious; incapacitate in some manner, absolutely. Kill, no.

The reason I feel this way is two-fold: 1, we should look to limit the amount of civilian casualties (and even enemy combatants) to as close to zero as possible; and, 2, in a sci-fi kind of idea, I don't want a possible Terminator scenario on our hands.

And, to a further extent, I believe that if a soldier is sitting behind a computer controlling their drone, and is in a combat situation, it stops being real for them, and turns into a game, without the real-world consequences of needing to possibly kill someone really entering their minds, thus more indiscriminate murder.

So, attempt to CMV.
gpt
If a robot meets another robot in battle, how would they fight? No weapon (even pepper spray) is entirely nonleathal to humans, and if a less lethal weapon is used then it's unlikely that the robot will be able to defend itself against armor or other robots.

1) Limiting casualties of opposing combatants make the decision of the battlefield less definitive. Remember, war is an attempt at problem solving where compromise has failed. War is intended to resolve that issue, but if the losing side is still generally alive and still unwilling to give up then the war has solved nothing and there will be another war.

2) It's incredibly unlikely that a Terminator scenario will play out. It's far more likely that some humans would be on the side of the robots and some robots will be on the side of the humans. People get emotionally attached to and will risk themselves to protect bomb disposal robots. That's actually become a pretty serious issue in Afghanistan. Robots are used as an easy "us vs them" situation in science fiction, but the reality will be use different compositions of "us" and "them".

It's not the individual soldier that need to be reminded of the real consequences of the war. It's the war leader and politician that decides to go to war in the first place that needs to be reminded and held accountable for the realities of war.