Autonomous weapon systems : selected implications for international security and for Canada / Ariel Shapiro.: YM32-5/2019-55E-PDF
"This publication considers selected implications of autonomous weapon systems for international security and for Canada. In particular, it discusses the definition of the concept of autonomy in relation to weapon systems and provides an overview of the current status of the related technology. Lastly, it identifies potential benefits and some concerns regarding autonomous weapon systems in the context of international security and describes both the international campaign to ban such weapon systems and Canada's approach to the issue"--Introduction, page 1.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Library of Parliament, issuing body. Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service, issuing body. |
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| Title | Autonomous weapon systems : selected implications for international security and for Canada / Ariel Shapiro. |
| Series title | In brief ; publication no. 2019-55-E |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Systèmes d'armes autonomes : quelques répercussions sur la sécurité internationale et sur le Canada. "20 December 2019." Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-13). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa, Canada : Library of Parliament = Bibliothèque du Parlement, 2019. ©2020 |
| Author / Contributor | Shapiro, Ariel, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (i, 13 pages) : colour illustrations. |
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| Subject terms | Weapons systems -- Automation. Military robots. |
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