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Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century Author(s): P. W. Singer Publisher: Penguin Books Copyright Date: 2009 ISBN: 978-1594201981 Hard/Softcover: Hardcover, 512 pages
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In Wired for War, P. W. Singer explores the greatest revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb: the dawn of robotic warfare. We are on the cusp of a massive shiftin military technology that threatens to make real the stuffof I, Robot and The Terminator. Blending historical evidence with interviews of an amazing cast of characters, Singer shows how technology is changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and the ethics that surround war itself. Travelling from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to modern-day "skunk works" in the midst of suburbia, Wired for War will tantalize a wide readership, from military buffs...