Professional Thesis Military Technology

Military technology is a great thing, it makes nations, economies, general technology stronger.  Although technology without human intervention creates many ethical problems, by changing policy and the way modern warfare is conducted.

6 Professional Citations

[1]  Paarlberg, Robert L. 2004, “Knowledge as Power: Science, Military Dominance, and U.S. Security” The MIT Press, vol. 29, no. 1 pp. 122-151

 [2] Sharkey, Noel. 2008, “The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics” Computer Science, Vol. 322 no. 5909 pp. 1800-1801

[3] Singer P. W., 2009, “Robots at War: The New Battlefield” The Wilson Quarterly (1976-) Vol. 33, No. 1 pp. 30-48

[4] Gill Andrews Prat, 2002, “Low Impedance Walking Robots” Oxford University Press Vol. 42, No. 1 (Feb., 2002), pp. 174-181

[5] Bellingham G. James,  Kanna Rajan, 2007, “Robotics in Remote and Hostile Environments,” Science, Vol. 318 no. 5853 pp. 1098-1102

[6] Kreimer Joseph, Mehrez Abraham, 1994, “Optimal Real-Time Data Acquisition Processing by a Multiserver Stand-By-System ,” Operations Research, Vol. 42,  No. 1,  24-30

Professional Articles

[1]  Paarlberg, Robert L. 2004, “Knowledge as Power: Science, Military Dominance, and U.S. Security” The MIT Press, vol. 29, no. 1 pp. 122-151

“U.S. scientific prowess has become the deep foundation of U.S. military hegemony. U.S. weapons systems currently dominate the conventional battlefield because they incorporate powerful technologies available only from scientifically dominant U.S. weapons laboratories. Yet under conditions of globalization, scientific and technical (S&T) knowledge is now spreading more quickly and more widely, suggesting that hegemony in this area might be difficult for any one country to maintain.”

[2] Sharkey, Noel. 2008, “The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics” Computer Science, Vol. 322 no. 5909 pp. 1800-1801

“Yet the use of service robots poses unanticipated risks and ethical problems. Two main areas of potential ethical risk are considered here: the care of children and the elderly, and the development of autonomous robot weapons by the military.”

[3] Singer P. W., 2009, “Robots at War: The New Battlefield” The Wilson Quarterly (1976-) Vol. 33, No. 1 pp. 30-48
“It sounds like science fiction, but it is fact: On the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, robots are killing America’s enemies and saving American lives. But today's PackBots, Predators, and Ravens are relatively primitive machines. The coming generation of "war-bots" will be immensely more sophisticated, and their development raises troubling new questions about how and when we wage war”

[4] Gill Andrews Prat, 2002, “Low Impedance Walking Robots” Oxford University Press Vol. 42, No. 1 (Feb., 2002), pp. 174-181

“Practical walking robots will probably first be used in the military, helping soldiers gather information, distract the enemy and avoid harm. Such robots will also be helpful in civil disaster relief and the scientific exploration of hazardous sites on earth, in space, and on other planets and moons. As costs come down, walking robots will find a place in our homes, improving the quality of our lives, particularly for those of us that are aged, infirm, or just tired of housekeeping.”

Popular Audience Needs

My popular audience is very broad.  The focus could be applied to general public that wants more support for the military, military, and engineers.  These are all part of the audience that needs to know what technology and the use of robots could do for the future of combat.  I dont really think the popular audience sees what or how the technology and removing the soldiers from the line of fire change.  They all have ties to someone they know that needs to be back home and out of danger, but the reality is the threat of war without the loss of our own could greatly affect decisions made behind going to war.  The popular audience does also have the rigth to want to advance technology because they also benifit from inventions that come along with it.  For example GPS was invented for military purposes now we all have it on our phones or in our cars.  The popular audience needs to know the effects of all the fancy gagets, and not be only in support because they are the new cool thing.