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In the United States’ next major war, the Army’s brass is hoping that robots will be the ones taking the first punch,
doing the dirty, dull, and dangerous jobs that killed hundreds—likely thousands—of the more than 7,000 U.S. service members
who died during two decades of wars in the Middle East. The goal is to put a robot in the most dangerous spot
on the battlefield instead of a 19-year-old private fresh out of basic training.
In the United States’ next major war, the Army’s brass is hoping that robots will be the ones taking the first punch,
doing the dirty, dull, and dangerous jobs that killed hundreds—likely thousands—of the more than 7,000 U.S. service members
who died during two decades of wars in the Middle East. The goal is to put a robot in the most dangerous spot
on the battlefield instead of a 19-year-old private fresh out of basic training.
America’s Next Soldiers Will Be Machines
In future wars, U.S. generals want to send robots to face the enemy’s first bullets.
foreignpolicy.com