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P.W. Singer over militaire robots en de toekomst van oorlog.

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In deze krachtige lezing laat P.W. Singer zien hoe het wijdverbreide gebruik van robots de realiteit van de strijd verandert. Hij laat ons sciencefictionscenario's zien die helemaal niet zo fictief zijn.

In P.W. Singer's most recent book, "Wired for War," he studies robotic and drone warfighters -- and explores how these new war machines are changing the very nature of human conflict. He has also written on other facets of modern war, including private armies and child soldiers. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Remco van Duijvenvoorde
Reviewed by Axel Saffran
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