UK should campaign for international ban on autonomous killer drones

Fromer GCHQ boss says existing drone technology poses no convincing ethical problems but there must be safeguards Britain should lead the campaign for an international ban on development of autonomous killer robots but existing armed drone technology poses no convincing ethical problems, according to a policy commission headed by a former director of GCHQ. The University of Birmingham review headed by Sir David Omand, who was also the UKs first security and intelligence coordinator, argues that ...