Warring Futures: A Future Tense Event - Welcome and Panel 1

New technologies are changing warfare as profoundly as did gunpowder. How are everything from flying robots as small as birds to "peak warrior performance" biology altering the nature of the military as an institution, as well as the ethics and strategy of combat? How will the adoption of emerging technologies by our forces or others affect our understanding of asymmetrical conflict?

New technologies are always embraced wherever there is the greatest competition for advantage, but quickly move out to the rest of us not engaged in sport or warfare. At this May 24 Future Tense event -- sponsored jointly by Arizona State University, New America Foudnation, and Slate magazine -- a wide range of experts from the military, private sector and academia explored how these technologies will inevitably migrate to consumer markets and the broader culture, and what their impact will be.

http://www.newamerica.net/events/2010/warring_futures_a_future_tense_event

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Future
• War
• Warfare
• Robots
• UAV
• Drone
• Biological
• DARPA
• iRobot
• Conflict
• Ethics
• Morals
• Morality
• Resolution

[tlreed2u]

I like the subject matter, but is Vice Admiral Joseph Dire of iRobot intentionally annoying or does it just come natural?