S01E01: Will soldiers become obsolete

The Answers Project

01-02-2021 • 29 mins

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The wars of tomorrow will be faster, more high-tech and less human than ever before. But will robots ever fully replace soldiers on the battlefield? Stephen and Mhairi kick off the first episode of The Answers Project with ethics, logistics and the future of warfare.

Featuring:

[05:48] Kelvin Wong, Unmanned Systems Editor, Janes International Defence Review

[09:06] Professor Noel Sharkey, Chair of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control

[15:00] Joanna Bourke, Professor of History at Birbeck, University of London & Author of ‘An Intimate History of War’

[24:10] Bethan Canterbury, served in the British army for 28 years and the first female Commanding Officer in Afghanistan

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